Medical specialists
Information on training opportunities, support initiatives and legislation affecting medical specialists.
Training
Support and incentives
Medicare
Useful links
Training
Support and incentives
- HECS Reimbursement Scheme
- More Doctors for Outer Metropolitan Areas Relocation Incentive Grant
- Rural Health Support, Education and Training program
- Specialist Obstetrician Locum Scheme
- Support Scheme for Rural Specialists
Medicare
- Medicare provider number eligibility
- Districts of Workforce Shortage
- International Medical Recruitment Strategy (overseas trained doctors)
- Review of the Medicare provider number legislation
Useful links
- DoctorConnect - a starting point for overseas trained doctors who may be considering work in Australia and for employers seeking to recruit them.
- Exchange Visitor Sponsorship Program - information for Australian doctors wanting to study in the USA on a J1 visa.
