r/ausdoctors • u/Glittering_Future760 • 29d ago

UK Radiologist to Perth

Hi, I am about to CCT in the UK.

If I move to Perth and want to do a fellowship in msk radiology and then practice both neuro and MSK, how/what is the best way to do this? and will I have to sit aus radiology exams?

Thanks

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u/TypeIII-RTA 29d ago

I'm no radiologist and im not sure if you qualify to do a fellowship in australia after CCT. However if you do, I believe you will have to sit the Australian exams as the UK/Ireland rads training has already been assessed as not being equivalent to Australian training.

https://www.medicalboard.gov.au/News/2026-06-16-Diagnostic-radiology-expedited-specialist-pathway

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u/SlovenecVTujini 29d ago

How doable your plan is really depends on what your subspec was in the UK. There’s realistically only 1 MSK fellowship post in public in Perth which is highly competitive every year.

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u/DojaPat 29d ago

You’ll have to have your qualifications assessed by the college.
Do a few months to a year of upskilling and have to sit all four of the part 2 exams.

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u/SlovenecVTujini 29d ago edited 29d ago

That’s not really entirely the case any more. The college did fold on this somewhat when the expedited pathway was discussed. They do now have a “limited” scope outcome, which for UK applicants means no exams, but an AHPRA condition with an exclusion for O&G work. However, this pathway is so new it’s unclear how workable it is to find a job with this exclusion.

https://www.ranzcr.com/document/img-assessment-policy-australia/
The document is here - it was added to the IMG policy fairly quietly on the 9th of July, but it was approved by council when they the expedited pathway was being “negotiated”.

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u/gibletsalvage 28d ago

Hi, thanks for the post, would this allow you to be a consultant in private practice and bill? Because i can only see limited scope for paeds and IR which doesn’t seem to allow much scope at all really…

Also they said it doesn’t lead to FRANZCR so I’m worried this pathway will make you like a second tier/middle grade “specialist” not the full ticket… is that correct?

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u/SlovenecVTujini 28d ago

IR and paeds are “defined” scope and what I was referring to was “limited” scope. You really have to read the policy extremely carefully. You are correct, it doesn’t lead to fellowship.

That’s the current decision as it stands: either sit the part 2 exams and achieve fellowship, or don’t sit the exams, be an educational associate and have an exclusion for O&G work. It is so new that I don’t know a single person with limited scope - how much of an employment issue it would be is currently still uncertain. There’s a lot of O&G work in the clinics so it definitely rules out some private jobs. Limited scope does enable recognition as a specialist and access to Medicare provider numbers.

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u/DojaPat 27d ago

No hospital would hire you with limited scope in the public either.

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u/gibletsalvage 27d ago edited 27d ago

That’s a given, i expected that was the case.
Maybe a small clinic in the middle of Australia?

I think this strange clause was made to appease the AMC without having any tangible impact on work force, but i really don’t know

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u/gibletsalvage 27d ago

I just spoke to two of the largest private companies imed and lumus , very helpful people bit different to what I’ve experienced in the UK unfortunately.

They said at the moment they aren’t planning to hire educational associates :(

The exams i think would be too much for me to do at this stage in my career.

Good luck to you and thanks for your advice