The Australian pathway is getting more difficult by the day, but to get there, here are the steps.
First, you need to be ECFMG certified, then proceed to take the AMC exams. 1. The AMC(Australian Medical Council) exam is in 2 parts.
-AMC1 & AMC2
AMC1 can be written in UK, India and Europe, as of now, it’s not taken I. Nigeria.
AMC2 is always in Australia.
2. EXAM STRUCTURE:
-The AMC consists of 150 MCQs organized through computer adaptive scoring. It is delivered in a single session of 3hrs30min.
-The pass Mark is set to match the level of knowledge required belt Australian Medical schools for their first year graduated.
-The AMC2 clinical exams consists of 16 stations. At each station, the candidate has two minutes to read a presentation...
...of a case and what task the candidate is expected to perform.
-Each station usually has 3 or 4 tasks.
A task may include taking medical history, performing physical examination, suggesting differential diagnoses, further diagnostic procedures or informing about treatments.
- The candidate then has eight minutes to perform the task and is required to pass 12 out of 16 cases including one compulsory case in each of gynecology and pediatrics.
-Acing both AMC1&2 improves your chances of getting a job, some occasionally get a job with just AMC1
3. Most Job placement for starters are as resident, HMO or SHO public hospital based, usually allows for a limited registration after which most can get full registration in a year or two.
4. There is a different pathway for those who want to go into GP training right after...
...passing AMC 1 and 2, known as the PESCI, they dont have to get public employment. “PESCI is an objective assessment of your knowledge, skills, clinical experience and attributes to determine whether you are suitable to practise in a specific position.
The PESCI consists of a structured clinical interview using scenarios”.
Generally, jobs are lot easier to come by after the first job, getting that first is the difficult part.
Most people with UK registration and have worked 1 to 2 years in UK, will get automatic employment in
Australia without having to write anymore exams.
In conclusion, there’s a direct pathway; pass AMC 1&2 and proceed to GP (via PESCI) or Residency. If you’ve worked in the UK (after PLAB) obviously, you can just hop in via direct entry.
Our VC @ojayfemi will have more info.
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AVERAGE SALARY OF A DOCTOR IN CANADA 🇨🇦(With it’s equivalent in Naira): The figures will shock you and make you want to leave Nigeria ASAP 🤤😋.
Things to consider;
1) Number Of Patients:
The main salary model, is a few for service model that allows physicians to bill the government for each patient they see. Under this model, the salary will be based on how many patients are seen everyday, what service are provided and province being operated in.
According to CIHI, the average cost per service was $47 (N14,100) for a family physician, $82 (N24,600) for a medical specialist, and $89 (N26,790) for a surgical specialist.
Family physicians see more patients a day but specialists bill a higher rate per patient.
The requirements for the exam includes the following among others( for the full requirements, send a dm)
-Medical degree from a school in WDOMS
- Formal description of training especially clinical post grad training
- Valid professional license by Nigerian Medical Association
- Medical report for those above 65
EXAM FORMAT:
- at least 150 MCQs
- divided into K1 & K2
K1- Cognitive level questions
K2- Medical scenarios (interpretation, analysis, decision making, reasoning and problem solving)
GETTING INTO CANADA 🇨🇦 AS A NIGERIAN DOCTOR; SOME PATHWAYS
So let me start with the Not so good news....
1) (for Medical profession) job experience in Nigeria, no matter how many years (Housejob, NYSC,MO,Reg, S-Reg, Consultancy) is not acknowledged by the Canadian system.
*No matter where you were trained, as far as your job experience is only in Nigeria, it doesn't count*
The only countries job experience are acknowledged by Canada are 1. USA 2. UK 3. AUSTRALIA 4. IRELAND 5. SOUTH AFRICA
There were 5 ways to get into the Canadian system
1ST PATHWAY:
If you have 4yrs of work experience in ANY SPECIALTY in any of the 5 countries (USA, UK, Australia,Ireland or South Africa), you will be absorbed directly into the Canadian medical system....you'd just only take an EVALUATION EXAM....