Will I have to do exams to work in Australia or New Zealand?

Australia

You will be eligible for temporary registration as a doctor WITHOUT sitting the Australian Medical Council (AMC) exam for up to 4 years (5 years in some states) - If you want to work beyond this period or stay permanently, then you will have to sit the AMC examination OR complete a specialist training programme.

New Zealand

You will be eligible for medical registration and be exempt from sitting the New Zealand Registration Examination (NZREX) if you fall in to one of the following categories:

1. You have a Primary Medical Degree from New Zealand, Australia, UK or Ireland

2. You have a Specialist Qualification recognised by the  Medical Council of New Zealand as being eligible for specialist registration

3. You have a medical degree (from a WHO recognised school) and have worked for 3 out for the last 4 years in one of the following comparable health systems:
   

   • North America (Canada, USA)

   • Western Europe (France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, France, Spain)

   • South Africa

   • Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland)