Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine opportunities in Australia include:

  • General Medicine
  • Cardiology
  • Respiratory Medicine
  • Endocrinology
  • Gastroenterology
  • Neurology
  • Rheumatology
  • Haematology
  • Oncology

Positions at specialist (consultant) level are often available in the above subspecialties. Commonly, however, internal medicine positions tend to be general medicine with an interest in a subspecialty.

International internal medicine qualifications accepted as equivalent in Australia for practicing as a consultant:

UK/ EIRE MRCP / FRCP (England, Ireland, Edinburgh or Glasgow) plus Certificate of Accreditation from the Joint Committee of Higher Medical Training in the United Kingdom or UK Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training (CCST)
USA Certificate of the American Board of Internal Medicine
(other Board Certifications equally acceptable)
Canada Fellowship in Internal Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
Australia/ NZ FRACP (Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians)

Other qualifications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis.