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Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) with the following qualifications are now eligible to apply through the Expedited Specialist pathway:<\/span><\/p>\n Physician – General Medicine:<\/b><\/p>\n Paediatrician:<\/b><\/p>\n Further information on accepted qualifications and eligibility can be found <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What this mean<\/b>s for eligible Physicians & Paediatricians:<\/b><\/p>\n Faster registration:<\/b> The fast-track pathway offers a significantly reduced timeframe to obtain Australian registration, streamlining the assessment of your qualifications and experience, and enabling a quicker start to your Australian career.<\/span><\/p>\n More opportunity:<\/b> With a high demand for your skills, there is a wide wide variety of specialist general medicine and paediatrics career opportunities nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n Improved work-life balance<\/b>: Australia is renowned for its high quality of life and strong emphasis on work-life balance.<\/span><\/p>\n At Elective Recruitment, we specialise in placing doctors in roles across Australia. If you are a General Medicine Consultant or Paediatrician looking for a new role in Australia, we can guide you through the job search, registration and relocation process from start to finish.<\/span><\/p>\n The traditional Specialist pathway remains available for SIMGs who meet the standard eligibility criteria but do not fall under the expedited categories. If you are dual-qualified or you hold a combination of qualifications of which only some are listed on the accepted qualifications list, contact us for advice on your eligibility for the Expedited Specialist pathway.<\/span><\/p>\n If you are currently on the Specialist pathway and eligible for the Expedited Specialist pathway, we can assist you to take advantage of the transition arrangements in place to streamline your registration process.<\/span><\/p>\n If you are unsure which route is best for your specific qualifications, would like to learn more or simply discuss the options available to you, contact <\/a>our expert team today.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n As the Board continues to refine and expand this fast-track model, the list of eligible specialties is growing rapidly. Anaesthetics, general medicine, general paediatrics, general practice, obstetrics and gynaecology, and psychiatry have been approved as priority specialities and diagnostic radiology is currently under-assessment to join the pathway.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you’re a Physician or Paediatrician considering a move to Australia, we\u2019d love to hear from you. At Elective Recruitment, we specialise in placing doctors into permanent, fixed-term and locum jobs across Australia. Contact us<\/a> today for a confidential chat or explore our current opportunities<\/a> and let us connect you with the perfect General Medicine or Paediatrics role.<\/span><\/p>\n About the Author\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n With over a decade of experience in medical recruitment, Hayley has developed a deep expertise and understanding of the unique challenges and complexities that doctors face when relocating to Australia, taking on locum roles, or navigating the Australian healthcare system. Assisting in permanent, fixed-term, and locum placements across all medical specialties, Hayley guides doctors through the complex journey of regulatory and migration processes, ensuring each candidate has a smooth transition into their new role.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Medical Board of Australia has expanded the expedited specialist pathway to include eligible internationally qualified General Medicine Physicians & Paediatricians.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-blogs","category-featured-post"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485,"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions\/2485"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/2481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elective.com.au\/af-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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