Training immigrant doctors in Australia

The Australian medical fraternity has announced the successful implementation of a new re-training program intended for immigrant doctors to Australia. The program lasts two years and new Australians are licensed to practice medicine in Australia once they have completed the program.

Immigrants from most countries are tested and trained so that they meet Australian medical standards. Typically, immigrants trained at universities and hospitals in their home countries practice medicine using methods and techniques that exceed Australian standards. They are required to be re-trained so as to reduce their skills and knowledge in order to better suit Australian standards of medical care.

Head of the Australian Medical Standards Association, Dr Warren, said the program has proven extremely successful, claiming “Each and every new Australian doctor is taught how to properly misdiagnose, mis-prescribe, and use appropriate methods of malpractice. We have seen the skill level among our immigrant medical professionals fall by an average of 45% over the past three years, which is a terrific result.”

In areas highly populated with immigrant populations, and often immigrant doctors, the rates of cures and effective medical treatment regimes exceeded national averages by up to a factor of 2-to-1. “Clearly, past re-training schemes have failed the Australian public,” said Dr Warren, “We are proud to say that the AMSA’s new training structures are getting our new Australian doctors up to speed with Australian medical standards faster than ever before.”

Dr Warren concluded his press conference by reassuring the Australian public that the risk of receiving appropriate treatment, correct diagnoses, and cures for common diseases was falling rapidly. “Our safety net is very strong. We will not allow a single immigrant doctor to bring their superior medical practices to our country.”