Health leaders call for streamlining of complex registration process as overseas-trained doctors look elsewhere for work
He said the process for specialist approval in Australia was “rigorous, expensive, and it takes a long time”.He said in many instances, doctors who had been working with limited registration but were unable to meet various regulatory requirements would be forced to cease practise, or in some cases leave the country.
“It’s not going to fix our workforce problem, but when you’re looking at attracting doctors and other healthcare workers from overseas, the complexity of coming here, including getting a visa, which takes months … and then navigating our professional regulatory system, it is a significant barrier. “For some other countries which have to go through a different process they take even longer and it costs a lot of money, so it’s really a bit of a barrier and right now, we need to be looking at streamlining red tape not making more,” she said.Practitioner Regulation Authority , which is responsible for registration and accreditation in Australia, said it is managing 1,594 open applications for registration from IMGs.
“The registration process is an assessment of a practitioner’s skills and qualifications to ensure that they can practise safely and professionally. It’s not a tick-box exercise.”
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