Recently, I received email from a doctor who asked above question.
I believe if you have done AMC1, you are planning to come to Australia and work as a doctor. I will also assume that you have done your IELTS/OET.
Option 1 would be to stay in your home country and continue doing clinical practice while awaiting for AMC 2. There are pros and cons about this option.
Pros -
Option 2 would be to come to Australia and wait for the exam
* You will learn about Australian culture
* Finding job can be difficult in medicine in Australia and it may take up to 12 months or longer
* You need visa to enter in Australia - well, most of people will need
Guys, there are multiple options after AMC1. I will try to answer above question in this article.
Basically, if you want to be fully registered in Australia, you have to do AMC 2 and 1 year of supervised training (internship) if you are coming after MBBS and want to follow general pathway of AMC. I have not discussed specialist pathway and competent pathway.
Option 1 would be to stay in your home country and continue doing clinical practice while awaiting for AMC 2. There are pros and cons about this option.
Pros -
* You will be practicing medicine and your will be building your clinical experience which will come with all your life.
* You will be earning money to support your venture about AMC exam
Cons -
* You will be working in your home country and my understanding is that you want to work in Australia as a doctor, but remember your experience will count at some degree even in Australia
* It is hard to pass AMC clinical exam with this option as you have no/little clinical experience in Australia
* You will be waiting for exam dates for about 18-20 months or may be longer
* It is difficult to find job as a doctor in Australia if you are overseas
Option 2 would be to come to Australia and wait for the exam
Pros -
* It is little bit easier to find job in medicine compare to 1st option* You will learn about Australian culture
* Your English language and communication skill will improve (If English is not your first language)
* The best benefit would be lot easier to clear clinical exam
Cons -
* You may need to work in other areas while looking for job in medicine* Finding job can be difficult in medicine in Australia and it may take up to 12 months or longer
* You need visa to enter in Australia - well, most of people will need
* If you cannot find any other job then it can be very costly to support yourself in Australia - cost depends upon where you live in Australia
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