Doctors' thread

[jaffas1]

Just a quick update. My RACGP fellowship came through this morning and we also got a case officer for our PR visa as well. It's been a fantastic day!!
I just need to get on to AHPRA now, the plan is to drop in to their Melbourne office in a few weeks when we are visiting.
Hope your applications are going well.

[IMG]

You sound so spookily like us - OH is MRCS and MRCGP and is a partner in a practice in Scotland, she has just given 3 months notice and will Locum in the UK until all the paperwork is completed. We have just been out to Adelaide and she has been offered positions with 2 rural practices about an hour outside the city. Our plan is to get out there for September paperwork permitting. For anyone looking for a position in South Australia I can suggest you contact The Rural Doctors Workforce Agency, they are Government funded and will bend over backwards to find you the right place to work and to make sure that you have support for all members of the family after your move.

You seem you have the same problem as me ! Will you practice surgery in australia?
what are the prerequisites to find a job in south australia?

[whoiam]

Just a quick update. My RACGP fellowship came through this morning and we also got a case officer for our PR visa as well. It's been a fantastic day!!
I just need to get on to AHPRA now, the plan is to drop in to their Melbourne office in a few weeks when we are visiting.
Hope your applications are going well.

Thats funny--we too got the fellowship a few days back.

Anyone knows how the current wait at the APHRA is?--4 weeks or 8 weeks???

[jaffas1]

Thats funny--we too got the fellowship a few days back.

Anyone knows how the current wait at the APHRA is?--4 weeks or 8 weeks???

I'm not sure, I found out I have a case officer allocated when I rang last night and according to their system my application was almost fully processed, pending Fellowship / AMC sign-off. I applied 5 weeks ago.
To help push things along, I asked the RACGP to email the confirmation letter to the AMC and the AHPRA case officer.

[jaffas1]

Just woke up to find that AHPRA have emailed my approval letter to me. I just need to visit their offices to confirm my identity. It took 5 weeks in total.
My tip would be to call the RACGP regularly and email the specialist officer, to gently remind them about your application. Also make sure you call AHPRA to find out who your case officer is (I had no contact from mine until the approval letter came through).
Good luck with your registration, and send me a message if you need any more info.
I'm sure I'll be posting asking for more advice at some point.

[RickandVik]

We are going Rural (an hour outside Adelaide), and the area we are going to has DWS status (District Workforce Shortage) I think there are less hoops to jump through. The practice is sponsoring and because of the combined skills ie surgeon/gp my wife is classed as a Category 1 Doctor so can just transfer her he qualifications to RACGP and AMC. You may find it helpfull to talk to the Rural Doctors Workforce Agency.

[whoiam]

Just woke up to find that AHPRA have emailed my approval letter to me. I just need to visit their offices to confirm my identity. It took 5 weeks in total. My tip would be to call the RACGP regularly and email the specialist officer, to gently remind them about your application. Also make sure you call AHPRA to find out who your case officer is (I had no contact from mine until the approval letter came through).Good luck with your registration, and send me a message if you need any more info.I'm sure I'll be posting asking for more advice at some point.

A very big Congratulations! That is really great news.

We just received an email from a lady who may be the Co at APHRA asking for COGS and for the fellowship letter. It wasnt clear whether RACGP should send them the fellowship letter of if we just need to forward the Emailed fellowship letter.--because we havent received a hard copy--only an email with the fellowship grant as an attachment.

[jaffas1]

Hi whoiam, they accepted an email of the fellowship letter, although I called the RACGP to send it directly to the case officer just in case. If you call the specialist officer at the RACGP , she will email it across.

[whoiam]

APhra sorted last week. They seem to be working at super speed. M.H. our case worker kept emailing us and kept us in the loop throughout--the only delay was in them getting the COGS and Fellowship letter. Quite impressed!

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