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# Building your medical career

**Source**: https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/current-students/doctor-medicine-students/student-opportunities/building-your-medical-career
**Parent**: https://employability.uq.edu.au/career-development

Enabling students to explore the myriad of careers available as medical graduates and getting a head start on the skills and experience required to succeed.

A career in medicine is challenging, rewarding and ever changing. As in every area of our lives technology is expanding the scope of our practice. The expectation of the public is to live long and fruitful lives with health matters sidelined as much as possible due to our increased knowledge and capability through research.

Becoming a medical student – a challenge in itself; is your first step on this path. You will find yourself excited and perhaps confronted by choice and having to make decisions with so many things to consider. Employment opportunities exist in spheres you may not yet have imagined.

*Disclaimer: This website has links to the Australian Medical Association (AMA) website for informational purposes only. The University of Queensland Medical School is not affiliated in any way with the AMA.*

[Intern Applicant User Manual](https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/444384/applicant-user-manual.pdf)

**About to graduate?** [Apply online now for AHPRA registration](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/files/19106/AHPRA-Graduate-applications.pdf).

## Start exploring

Explore some future careers:

- [Australian Medical Association (AMA) Becoming a Doctor](https://www.ama.com.au/resources/how-to-become-a-doctor)
- [Anaesthesiology](http://www.anzca.edu.au/training)
- [Dermatology](https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/for-health-professionals/becoming-a-dermatologist/australian-medical-graduates/)
- [Emergency medicine](https://acem.org.au/Content-Sources/Training)
- [General practice](https://www.racgp.org.au/education/students/a-career-in-general-practice)
- [Intensive care medicine](https://www.cicm.org.au/Home)
- [Medical administration](https://ama.com.au/careers/pathways/medical-administration)
- [Medical research](https://asmr.org.au/)
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  - Onshore students / Australia
    - [The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG)](https://ranzcog.edu.au/training/train-with-us/)
    - [RANZCOG Women’s Health Training Programs Handbook](https://ranzcog.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/CWH-DRANZCOG-and-DRANZCOG-Adv.-Certificate-and-Diploma-Handbook-Version-11-December-2021.pdf)
  - Offshore students / United States of America
    - [The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)](https://www.acog.org/career-support/early-career)
- [Paediatrician](https://www.racp.edu.au/become-a-physician)
- [Pathology](https://www.rcpa.edu.au/Pathology-Careers/Becoming-A-Pathologist)
- [Physician](https://www.racp.edu.au/become-a-physician)
- [Psychiatry](https://www.ranzcp.org/pre-fellowship/become-a-psychiatrist)
- [Radiology](https://www.ranzcr.com/join-our-professions/clinical-radiology/a-career-in-clinical-radiology)
- [Rural medicine](https://www.acrrm.org.au/training-towards-fellowship)
- [Sports physician](https://www.acsep.org.au/page/about/SEM)
- [Surgery](https://www.surgeons.org/becoming-a-surgeon/)

Alongside your Doctor of Medicine (MD), you also have the opportunity to enrol in:

- [Clinician Scientist Track](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/clinician-scientist-track-md-phd-and-md-mphil) – incorporating a PhD or an MPhil into the program
- [Masters of Public Health alongside the MD](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/current-students/doctor-medicine-students/student-opportunities/md-and-mph-concurrent-program)
- [Summer research program scholarships](https://medicine.uq.edu.au/research/research-strategy-and-support-office/summer-research-program-2018-19)
- [Many extended research opportunities](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/research/research-your-medical-degree#3)

You can also apply for the [UQ Employability Award](https://employability.uq.edu.au/award).

## Helpful links

Whether you know from day 1 where you would like to finish or have no idea on your final day, there are opportunities you may not yet have dreamed of. Meetings by chance, and experiences due to accidents can all shape the way your career heads. Leave less to chance by checking out some of these resources and coming along to our careers events.

- [Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Careers in Medicine](https://www.aamc.org/cim/)
- [AMA Careers Training Pathway](https://ama.com.au/careers/pathways/select) - you can join the AMA for free as a student and this page gives you information and links to over 60 different pathways
- [AMA Becoming a Doctor](https://ama.com.au/careers/becoming-a-doctor)
- [Junior Doctor Training Program Private Hospital Stream](http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/content/work-junior-doctor-training-program-private-hospital-stream)
- **Map your rural career pathway**- the UQ Regional Training Hubs [Quick Reference Guides](https://rcs.medicine.uq.edu.au/regional-training-hubs#4) will give you relevant and up to date information regarding example career pathways as a rural doctor. UQ has worked with Queensland Health to give you an overview of the available accredited training positions in Central Queensland, Wide Bay and Southern Queensland.
- [Ochsner Clinical School](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/ochsner-students)
- [OzTrekk](http://www.oztrekk.com/programs/medicine/PG/queensland.php)
- Prevocational training
  - [Australian Medical Council (AMC) Guide to Prevocational Training in Australia](https://www.amc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Guide-to-Prevocational-Training-in-Australia-for-PGY1-and-PGY2-Doctors.pdf) for PGY1 and PGY2 doctors
  - [AMC Guide to Prevocational Training in Australia Flyer](https://www.amc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Flyer-Guide-for-PGY1-and-PGY2-doctors.pdf) for PGY1 and PGY2 doctors
  - [AMC New National Framework for Prevocational (PGY1 and PGY2) Medical Training (2024+)](https://www.amc.org.au/accredited-organisations/prevocational-training/new-national-framework-for-prevocational-pgy1-and-pgy2-medical-training-2024/)
- [Queensland Health career structure pathway](https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/work-for-us/clinical/medical/career-structure)
- [Queensland Health internships](https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/work-for-us/clinical/medical/recruitment/intern)
  - Navigate your medical career using [Medi-Nav](https://medinav.health.qld.gov.au/), a Queensland Heath initiative
  - Explore specialties using [Medi-Nav - Specialties](https://medinav.health.qld.gov.au/specialties/), which provides information and videos about specialty training in Queensland
- [Rural Clinical School - Regional Training Hubs - Career Pathways](https://rcs.medicine.uq.edu.au/career-pathways) - discover the specialty that's right for you and find out what it's like to live, train and play in Central Queensland, Wide Bay or Southern Queensland.
- [UQ Careers and Employability](https://employability.uq.edu.au/home)
- [UQ Medical Society (UQMS)](http://uqms.org/)
  - [UQMS Combined Calendar of Events](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=c_801c34fdb7a179cd7b1e792b8c78aafd8814c552fe25aacb30528082cfd84a64@group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Australia/Brisbane)
- [Visas to stay in Australia and work](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-finder/work)

Not sure clinical medicine will be for you? Check out the [Creative Careers in Medicine](https://creativecareersinmedicine.com/) website.

## Your networks

- **Australian Medical Association Queensland free student membership**

Join AMA Queensland to access free career development resources, the [AMA careers advisory service,](https://ama.com.au/careers) free [seminars, webinars](https://ama.com.au/qld/events) plus much more.

More information about the benefits of student membership is available on the [AMA website](https://www.ama.com.au/members/medical-student).

To join as a free student member, complete the [online form](https://ama.com.au/join-student).

- [**Doctors' Health in Queensland**](https://dhasq.org.au/)

The Doctors' Health in Queensland offers free peer-to-peer counselling for medical students and doctors in Queensland, and has a 24/7 hotline number that students can call for a confidential chat (07) 3833 4352.

## For international students and graduates

### [View our international graduate employment outcomes](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/international-graduate-outcomes)

### International students wanting to stay in Australia

- [Queensland Health internship](https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/work-for-us/clinical/medical/recruitment/intern)
- [Visa for Queensland Health](https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/already-have-a-visa/check-visa-details-and-conditions/check-conditions-online)
- [English language requirements](https://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registration-Standards/English-language-skills.aspx)
- [UQ Union Student Advocay & Support visa advice](http://www.uqu.com.au/migration)
- [Applicant groups for intern positions - Queensland Health](https://www.health.qld.gov.au/employment/work-for-us/clinical/medical/recruitment/intern/applicant-categories/applicant-groups)

##### Junior Doctor Training Program Private Hospital Stream

The [Junior Doctor Training Program](https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/junior-doctor-training-program?utm_source=health.gov.au&utm_medium=callout-auto-custom&utm_campaign=digital_transformation) (JDTP) supports education and supervision for junior doctors in rural primary health care settings and private hospitals. This helps provide a continued supply of doctors to deliver health services across Australia.

The [Private Hospital Stream](https://www.health.gov.au/our-work/junior-doctor-training-program/private-hospital-stream) (PHS) is part of the JDTP. It supports education, training and supervision for junior doctors in private hospitals to help provide a continued supply of doctors to deliver health services across Australia.

###### Private Hospital Stream Internships in 2025 in Bundaberg

Mercy Health and Aged Care Central Queensland along with the Mater Private Hospital, Bundaberg and Friendly Society Private Hospital, Bundaberg offer 16 Internships to full-fee-paying international students completing their medical degree at an onshore medical school in Australia.

Interns are placed at the private hospitals for core Medicine and Surgery/Orthopaedic terms and rotate to the Bundaberg Hospital for core Emergency and non-core terms. Non-core terms include Anaesthetics/Intensive Care, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Psychiatry as well as additional terms in Medicine, Surgery, Orthopaedics and Emergency. All three hospitals are located in Bundaberg West.

Bundaberg Hospital’s Medical Education Unit facilitates the program for the private hospitals in Bundaberg. All enquiries should be directed to [MEOBundaberg@health.qld.gov.au](mailto:MEOBundaberg@health.qld.gov.au).

Further information on working at Bundaberg Hospital can be found below:

- [Wide Bay Hospital & Health Service - Bundaberg Hospital](https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0025/638062/bundaberg-flyer.pdf)
- [Intern Recruitment Frequently Asked Questions - Bundaberg Hospital](https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0019/444232/bundaberg-faq.pdf)

###### Greenslopes Private Hospital Information Session: 2027 Qld Health Intern Ballot & Junior Doctor Training Program – Private Hospital Stream (JDTP PHS)

Greenslopes Private Hospital (GPH) will be hosting an information session for medical students eligible to apply for 2027 internships through the Junior Doctor Training Program – Private Hospital Stream (JDTP PHS), as well as for domestic students intending to apply via the Queensland Health Intern Ballot for the 2027 intake. All Year 3 and Year 4 students are invited to attend this session. The session will be presented by Ms Maria Quioyo, Medical Services Manager; Ms Dallas Cassin, Medical Education Officer; and Dr Ju Ean Tan, Medical Education PHO at GPH. There will also be a special guest, Dr Marcus Choong, one of the current interns, who will share his experience so far at GPH.

Participation will be via Teams, and the session will be recorded.

Date: Tuesday 17 March

Time: 12pm – 1:30pm

Meeting ID: 472 200 062 441 1 Passcode: t9rT93pY

### Match in the US

- [AAMC](https://www.aamc.org/)
- [Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG)](https://www.ecfmg.org/)
- [National Residency Match Program](http://www.nrmp.org/)
- [United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE)](https://www.usmle.org/)
- [United States Residency Applicants](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/current-students/doctor-medicine-students/overseas-certification-and-residency/united-states-residency-applicants)

The Faculty of Medicine provides application support for students applying to the US match. Current students will be asked to express their interest in the match around April each year via the newsletter. Students are encouraged to express their interest even if they intend to apply in a future year.

Graduates are encouraged to reach out to the Faculty as soon as possible if they intend to apply for the match.

Please contact [med.enquiries@uq.edu.au](mailto:med.enquiries@uq.edu.au?subject=Register%20interest%20for%20the%20match) to register interest.

View the [CV & Personal Statement workshop recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XXIgMfSfZ4) before beginning the application process.

### Match in Canada

- [Canadian Residency Match Service (CaRMS)](https://www.carms.ca/)
- [Medical Council Canada (MCC)](https://mcc.ca/)

The Faculty of Medicine provides application support for students applying to the Canadian match. Current students will be asked to express their interest in the match around April each year via the newsletter. Students are encouraged to express their interest even if they intend to apply in a future year.

Graduates are encouraged to reach out to the Faculty as soon as possible if they intend to apply for the match.

Please contact [med.enquiries@uq.edu.au](mailto:med.enquiries@uq.edu.au?subject=Register%20interest%20for%20the%20match) to register interest.

#### National Assessment Collaboration Objective Structured Clinical Examination support

The Faculty of Medicine provides dedicated support to Year 4 students preparing for the National Assessment Collaboration Objective Structured Clinical Examination (NAC OSCE). In partnership with OzTREKK, you can register for a support subscription.

#### Nova Scotians – Studying Abroad

*The Medical School has received an update from Katrina Philopoulos, Director of Physician Recruitment and Retention, Nova Scotia Health regarding new residency places and a new pathway for Nova Scotia and Canadian medical students studying abroad. The pertinent information from the announcement is included below*.

We are excited to share news about new residency seats and a new pathway for Nova Scotia and Canadian Medical Students studying abroad.

Nova Scotia has announced 10 additional Family Medicine (FM) residency seats will be added to the R1 CaRMS match, with site selection within CaRMS beginning on 7 December 2022. These 10 new International Medical Graduate (IMG) seats will be given priority to qualified applicants with a connection to Nova Scotia (called Nova Scotians – Studying Abroad or NS-SA).

The Nova Scotians – Studying Abroad (NS-SA) will be required to demonstrate their connection to NS as part of the CaRMS application process and in their application letter.

Should these positions not be filled with qualified NS-SA applicants, standard IMG applicants are to be allocated to the remaining positions as per the IMG rank order list for the match.

If there are any questions, please direct them to [physicianrecruit@nshealth.ca](mailto:physicianrecruit@nshealth.ca).

- [Building your medical career](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/current-students/doctor-medicine-students/student-opportunities/building-your-medical-career)
  - [Webinars](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/building-your-medical-career/webinars)
- [Extension opportunities](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/current-students/doctor-medicine-students/student-opportunities/extension-opportunities)
- [International opportunities](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/student-opportunities/international-opportunities)
- [Scholarships and prizes](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/current-students/doctor-medicine-students/student-opportunities/scholarships-and-prizes)

### [Apply for a Prize or Scholarship](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/current-students/doctor-medicine-students/student-opportunities/scholarships-and-prizes) [Talk to the Medical School Student Support Team](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/current-students/medical-school-student-support-team) [Employability](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/overview/student-opportunities/building-your-medical-career/employability)

### Your Medical Future Webinar Series

[View previous recordings](https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/building-your-medical-career/webinars)