Overseas-trained doctors could be fast-tracked to work as Australia’s staff shortage projected to swell
by Natasha May from World news | The Guardian on (#6DDXZ)
Peak body for general practitioners will consider simplifying assessments that compare skills of foreign doctors to local ones to address demand
Overseas-trained doctors may be able to start working in Australia more quickly under changes being considered by the peak body for general practitioners aimed at addressing a ballooning doctor shortage.
Hundreds of foreign-trained doctors living in Australia were unable to work during the pandemic due to a complex and rigorous system of approving international medical graduates to work locally.
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