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Hello, everyone.
I am not sure if anyone will be interested in my thread.
I would post my thoughts, concerns and struggles with the choice of pursuing a medical career in Australia vs. China.
My background is I have a bachelor's degree in medicine, a master's degree in internal medicine (both obtained in China) and will graduate next year with a doctor's degree in biomedical science issued by Australia.
I have two choices, either going back to China and start working as a resident at a city-based tertiary hospital with a heavy workload or staying in Australia preparing for MCQ (I mean both written and clinical tests in my context), and hopefully finding an internship job afterwards, then hopefully being able to continue working as a resident, then GP training, then becoming a GP.
I have already got my qualifications certified(cost me a total of $940) and could go straight for the MCQ tests after proper preparation.
I have learned both from government reports and some threads posted in this forum that the job market for IMG is becoming very unfriendly. We are ranked at the bottom priority in only one or two states for internship opportunities and not even considered in the rest of states.
This is what makes me hesitated.
I will not say that I can pass MCQ tests very easily, but it will largely depend on my efforts. However, the compulsory 12-month internship for general registration largely depends on luck. I know the internship is not guaranteed for the domestic medical graduates, either. But they have higher chances to be accepted than IMGs like me.
So I start to wonder whether it worths years' studying, preparing for tests and only ends up nowhere.
I know this is my own life and no one can decide for me. But what I am looking for is if anyone could share their experience if they successfully found an internship after the MCQ tests during the past 3-4 years. Or if not, what kind of jobs are available for IMGs?
The reason I do not tend to go back to China is that I am afraid that I could not handle the complex working environment in Chinese hospitals. The workload is heavy, the patients are impatient and some might even use violence to hurt the doctors, the promotion system is not friendly to doctors who are good at clinical practice but suck at medical research.
But, eventually, I might have to go back and face all these, too.
Anyone who is considering pursuing a medical career in Australia especially those from China is welcome to discuss the hurdles we are encountering.
And thanks for reading my thread.
"If there is a good will, there is a great way"
--- William Shakespeare
I am not sure if anyone will be interested in my thread.
I would post my thoughts, concerns and struggles with the choice of pursuing a medical career in Australia vs. China.
My background is I have a bachelor's degree in medicine, a master's degree in internal medicine (both obtained in China) and will graduate next year with a doctor's degree in biomedical science issued by Australia.
I have two choices, either going back to China and start working as a resident at a city-based tertiary hospital with a heavy workload or staying in Australia preparing for MCQ (I mean both written and clinical tests in my context), and hopefully finding an internship job afterwards, then hopefully being able to continue working as a resident, then GP training, then becoming a GP.
I have already got my qualifications certified(cost me a total of $940) and could go straight for the MCQ tests after proper preparation.
I have learned both from government reports and some threads posted in this forum that the job market for IMG is becoming very unfriendly. We are ranked at the bottom priority in only one or two states for internship opportunities and not even considered in the rest of states.
This is what makes me hesitated.
I will not say that I can pass MCQ tests very easily, but it will largely depend on my efforts. However, the compulsory 12-month internship for general registration largely depends on luck. I know the internship is not guaranteed for the domestic medical graduates, either. But they have higher chances to be accepted than IMGs like me.
So I start to wonder whether it worths years' studying, preparing for tests and only ends up nowhere.
I know this is my own life and no one can decide for me. But what I am looking for is if anyone could share their experience if they successfully found an internship after the MCQ tests during the past 3-4 years. Or if not, what kind of jobs are available for IMGs?
The reason I do not tend to go back to China is that I am afraid that I could not handle the complex working environment in Chinese hospitals. The workload is heavy, the patients are impatient and some might even use violence to hurt the doctors, the promotion system is not friendly to doctors who are good at clinical practice but suck at medical research.
But, eventually, I might have to go back and face all these, too.
Anyone who is considering pursuing a medical career in Australia especially those from China is welcome to discuss the hurdles we are encountering.
And thanks for reading my thread.
"If there is a good will, there is a great way"
--- William Shakespeare