Career as a doctor
Internship
and registration
Following successful completion of the medical degree,
graduates are eligible for provisional registration by the Medical
Board of Victoria. After serving a compulsory internship year in an
approved hospital, they are eligible for final registration in Victoria
and in other states of Australia.
International students cannot be guaranteed an internship in
Australia. The faculty is not responsible for the placement of students
in post graduation intern positions. In recent years some international
students have been permitted to complete their internships in
Australia, however the faculty has been informed that such positions
are to become less likely in the future.
Career options
The career of a doctor involves further training beyond the
medical degree. For graduates who wish to become specialists, training
is available within the major teaching hospitals.
Successful completion of this training entitles the doctor to
fellowship of one of the specialist colleges (eg the Royal Australasian
College of Surgeons), and the right to practice as a specialist.
Medical specialities
Internal Medicine (Physician):
the diagnosis and treatment of people with medical complaints including
those of the heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, joints, endocrine
glands, nervous system, infectious diseases, blood system, kidneys,
genitourinary tract and problems associated with geriatrics.
Cardiology: The diagnosis and
treatment of people with acute coronary and chronic cardiovascular
problems including hypertension, rheumatic and congenital heart disease.
Pathology: the diagnosis and
understanding of disease processes.
Emergency Medicine:
the diagnosis and management of acute and urgent aspects of
illness and injury.
Dermatology: the diagnosis and
treatment of people with diseases of the skin.
General Practice: GPs provide
primary, continuing and comprehensive medical care to individuals,
families and communities.
Obstetrics and Gynaecology:
involves caring for women before, during and after childbirth and
covers the treatment of diseases and abnormal conditions of the female
reproductive system.
Ophthalmology:
the diagnosis and treatment of defects and diseases in the
eyes.
Paediatrics: the diagnosis and
treatment of illness in babies, children and adolescents.
Psychiatry: the diagnosis and
treatment of people with mental and emotional disorders.
Radiology: the use of X-rays and
other imaging modalities to diagnose and treat certain medical
conditions.
Surgery: involves diagnosis and
"hands-on" surgical procedures. There are now many sub-specialities
such as orthopaedic surgery and vascular surgery.
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