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DoctorConnect

DoctorConnect provides information to international medical graduates and their employers. It aims to help international medical graduates understand the steps required to work as a doctor in Australia, where they can work and restrictions on billing patients under Medicare.

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  • Learn how to work as a doctor in Australia

    Discover what you need to do before you can get a job, where you can work and what services you can charge for.
  • Search the Health Workforce Locator

    Find out what areas of Australia need more doctors by searching the Health Workforce Locator.
  • Get help with finding a job

    Learn how to find, secure and start a job as a doctor in Australia.
  • Learn about Medicare and billing restrictions

    Find out how Australia’s health system works, what Medicare is and what restrictions there are on billing patients.
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Map of the Distribution Priority Areas

Stakeholder webinar on the Districts of Workforce Shortage (DWS) for specialists

On behalf of the Distribution Advisory Group (DAG), we are presenting a webinar on proposed changes to the way DWS locations are calculated.

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  • International medical graduates

    Learn what you need to do to work in Australia, where you can work and what restrictions there are on billing patients.
  • Employers of international medical graduates

    Discover how you can sponsor, hire and support an international medical graduate.
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Health Workforce Locator

Use our workforce locator map to check the geographical classification of any location in Australia. The map can tell you if a location is classified as city, rural or remote. It identifies areas that need more doctors.

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