The Medical Board of Australia鈥檚 English language proficiency requirements, including its conditions for granting exemptions, are set out in detail in the鈥疎nglish Language Skills Registration Standard鈥.
糖心传媒 is an organisation whose work impacts across the lands of Australia and New Zealand.
糖心传媒 acknowledges the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the original Australians and the M膩ori People as the tangata whenua (Indigenous) Peoples of Aotearoa (New Zealand). We recognise them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.
We pay our respects to them and to their Elders, both past, present and emerging, and we recognise their enduring connection to the lands we live and work on, and honour their ongoing connection to those lands, its waters and sky.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices and names of people who have passed away.
Moving to Australia and working as a doctor is a big decision to make. To help you in your journey we have brought together some information and resources.
鈥淵ou add so much, you give value, and that isn鈥檛 just in the medical care that you deliver to the individual that鈥檚 in front of you.鈥 鈥 Dr Vijay Roach, Chair of the International Medical Graduate Assessment Experiences and Performance Project Advisory Group.
Different pathways to registration involve assessment and each has different eligibility requirements. More information about registration requirements can be found on the .
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The Australian Government, Department of Health aims to help international medical graduates understand the steps required to work as a doctor in Australia, the minimum requirements you need and who can help confirm your eligibility.
Australian Government, Department of Home Affairs,
If you鈥檙e thinking about working as a GP in Australia the has useful information for international medical graduates about the pathways for fellowship to the College, recognition of skills and the processes involved.
State health and Medical recruitment companies guides
To claim under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) will need a Provider and prescriber numbers. Learn more by visiting the .
The (AMA) is the peak professional body for doctors in Australia. The AMA promotes and protects the professional interests of doctors and the healthcare needs of patients and communities.
The App is a multilingual app providing information about systems and services in Australia, including health, legal, education, employment, social security, to name a few.
The Department of Home Affairs has developed a resource about .

Australia is a colonised country. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples (the Indigenous people of Australia) have lived here for more than 60,000 years before the arrival of non-Indigenous Australians.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people live all over Australia, in metropolitan, rural, and remote environments. As an international medical graduate hoping to work in Australia, it is critical that you understand the unique cultural and medical needs of these Peoples.
Learn more about what the 糖心传媒 is doing in this space, or look at the work of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations to see how you can begin to grow your understanding of the medical requirements to provide culturally safe care to Australia’s Indigenous peoples.
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The 糖心传媒 is delivering on its commitment to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori peoples.
Read our Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and M膩ori Strategy