A new fast-track pathway to specialist registration for eligible internationally qualified medical specialists planned to open October 2024
The new Expedited Specialist pathway will allow well credentialled international medical specialists from similar health systems to see Australian patients sooner. It is designed to remove unnecessary regulatory barriers and increase the number of Specialists International Medical graduates (SIMGs} seeing patients in Australia, while maintaining high standards.
The gateway to the Expedited Specialist pathway is a list of pre-approved qualifications.
Medical specialists with a qualification on the Board’s Expedited specialist pathway: accepted qualifications list can apply directly to the Medical Board/Ahpra for specialist registration, rather than be assessed individually by a specialist college.
Specialist GPs with one of the following accepted qualifications will be eligible to apply through the new pathway from 21 October:
- Membership of the Irish College of General Practitioners (MICGP) from 2009 and a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion of Specialist Training (CSCST)
- Fellowship of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (FRNZCGP) from 2012
- Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners (United Kingdom) from 2007 and a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT).
Specific specialist qualifications in anaesthetics, obstetrics and gynaecology, psychiatry will be added to the accepted list in December 2024, after a rigorous qualifications assessment process.
For further details and how to apply please refer to AHPRA website www.ahpra.gov.au