<blockquote rel="ajg">hello po Ms. nadine! Open pa ba Australia for filipino doctors? Pwede po kaya ako? Im a pediatrican here sa Phils.. What po steps to take ? Thanks so much po.</blockquote>
hello! pasensya na ngayon lang ako ulit nakapagbasa.
I suggest you join pinoy.md as it is a wealth of resource/information regarding all the steps/issues/concerns for pinoy doctors in Australia. Meron din tayo FB page. 🙂
I have to admit that it is getting trickier by the year. This is mainly because their own government is increasing the number of medical graduates for quite a number of years now. So, their own graduates are flooding the system which makes it difficult for foreign doctors such as ourselves. But what we bring to the table is clinical experience that we get from the Philippines. So, as to your question if it is still open - it definitely still is. Kailangan mo lang gandahan CV mo to show that to employers. As a first step though, get the exams sorted. AMC 1 is a must now, but they actually prefer that you have AMC 2 as well. You will need IELTS for AHPRA, but I'm sure kaya mo yan. Then apply to all hospitals in Australia all over. We remain in SOL, so there will be no issues with visa as long as makakuha ka ng employer. That is, if kailangan mo visa sponsorship.
I'm paeds din sa atin and doing paeds dito. Goodluck 🙂