Overseas trained doctors
Arriving in a new country can be exciting as well as daunting.
At MIPS we want to streamline your transition to Australian practice. MIPS has put together a range of resources to make the transition of MIPS' internationally trained members to Australian practice as smooth as possible and to help ensure their professional and personal well-being.
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Reciprocal membership benefits for MPS members
The Medical Indemnity Protection Society (MIPS) has a reciprocal arrangement with the Medical Protection Society Limited (MPS) to provide membership benefits including medical indemnity to MPS members who work in Australia in an employer indemnified position in a public hospital.
MIPS Membership in Australia will be provided to approved MPS applicants at no additional cost to the applicant for a period of up to two years, provided that MPS membership is maintained and current at all times. Find out how to apply.
For those overseas trained doctors, who are not registered in Australia, we offer two categories of membership.
Overseas trained medical practitioner
- currently not qualified to practice in Australia as a medical practitioner
- undertaking medical placements under complete supervision of an Australian registered medical practitioner
- must not provide any health care of a type required to be provided by a registered health practitioner.
Medical observer
Overseas trained medical practitioner
- currently not qualified to practice in Australia as a medical practitioner
- may take part in 'pre-registration' activities commensurate with normal medical student activities
- cannot be responsible in any way for patient management, however may be involved in the following activities:
- take a history
- perform a physical examination
- write a patient management plan.
Where the aim of the medical observer is to gain an understanding of Australian medical practice in relation to:
- principles of admitting and discharging patients
- ordering and interpreting investigations
- prescribing
- the documentation and 'paper flow' in a hospital department
- communicating with patients, relatives and staff.
The definition of an education provider in the National Law is broad. It includes education providers delivering Board approved programs of study leading to registration; education providers, health services and other organisations, and in some cases individuals who provide clinical experience placements for people who are undertaking clinical training but are not enrolled in a Board approved program of study leading to registration and do not hold registration in Australia in that profession. This includes students from overseas. All education providers must meet the requirements of the National Law in relation to student registration. For further details please refer to the AHPRA website http://www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Student-Registrations.aspx.
If you require further information, please contact us.
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