Australian trainee doctors distressed after exam postponed by Covid-19 suddenly rescheduled

Exclusive: some say it's unfathomable' to only have three months to prepare for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians exam amid a heavy pandemic workload

Hundreds of trainee physicians who were told an exam they must pass to be eligible for specialist training would be deferred until 2021 due to Covid-19 are distressed after the Royal Australasian College of Physicians said on Monday the exam will in fact be held in about three months' time.

The decision will affect around 700-800 physician trainees in Australia and around 100 in New Zealand who are eligible to sit the exam, which involves a written and clinical component.