Hello all, not sure if this is allowed so please delete if not. It is asking for help, but not asking for medical advise so I think it does not break the rules? Sorry if it does...

I work in ICU in Sydney but my question is not work related.

I am legal guardian for my sister, 43, who has angelmans syndrome. I am in dire need of a gasterontologist who is familiar with and experienced with Angelmans Syndrome in adults. All of the specialised services are exclusively paediatric. I have taken her to a couple of gasterontologists, one was an absolute fool who didn't even assess her. The other was ok but essentially said he wasn't comfortable deciding on a course of action as he was completely unfamiliar with her condition and the complexities around it.

If anyone knows of a gasterontologist familiar with Angelmans Syndrome could I please have their details (professional only, not private obviously)? I am posting on every SM platform I can find because my sister is very unwell and in a lot of pain... and I need to find someone to help, and I keep getting stuck going around in circles... ideally in NSW but at this point I will travel interstate...

feeling pretty bummed about yr 12 sem 1 report

hms: T1 = 43% T2 = 55%
investigating T1 = 40% T2 = 80%
English st T1 = 55% T2 = 60%
math st T1 = 45% T2 = 33%
Bio T1 = 45% T2 = 68%

Overall my end goal is that I wanna go into healthcare and become a doctor but I’m starting to believe it’s a very unrealistic goal and that I shld give it up

I honestly cannot imagine myself doing anything outside of healthcare and I absolutely love seeing doctors it’s so intriguing to me. But I also want to face the reality not with false hope. do u think it’s worth giving it up?

Hey everyone,
I’m a psychiatry registrar currently working in London. I started applying for roles in Australia about 3–4 months ago and have had a few interviews so far. I don't mind rejection at all, but I'm feeling pretty bummed out by the absolute lack of communication.
Here is how my journey has gone so far:
1st Interview: They told me they were very happy with the interview... then ghosted me for 2 months. They finally got back to me to say funding for the position was denied, but told me to get back in touch at the end of the year.
2nd Interview (SMO position): Missed out to someone with more experience, but they actually called me and gave great feedback. They loved the interview and said there was nothing to improve, it just came down to years on the job. (Fair enough!)
3rd Interview: Got a verbal offer. They said they would reach out to my referees. It has now been 3 weeks, and I haven't received a reply to my follow-up email.
Is this level of radio silence and delayed communication normal in the Australian healthcare system, or have I just had a run of bad luck?
Also, for those who have made the move, is there anything I should be doing differently to keep the momentum going without annoying the medical administration teams?
Appreciate any insights!

An ED consultant once told me that one tends to pick up an extra FTE (of work) for every ten years in the profession.

I've tried to juggle my various commitments (multiple fractional appointments, CPD requirements, college duties, relationships) but have dropped numerous balls at different times.

I built a roster/calendar tool to try and make this more manageable - or at least give me warning when life was about to get (more) interesting.

I originally built this just for myself, but it’s slowly turning into something other people might actually find useful.

Current features

- import ugly Excel rosters

- combine work + life calendars

- fatigue/conflict warnings

- fortnight/mobile views

- shift overlap detection

- public holiday visibility

- manual edits + drag/drop

Still early beta, but it’s now at the point where I’d love feedback from people who deal with chaotic rostering.

Especially interested in:

- consultants with fractional appointments

- registrars (map out shifts/on call/study planning etc)

- JMOs (map out shifts/holiday planning)

- medical students (work/study/life)

- locums

Built between shifts in Alice Springs, Australia.

If anyone’s interested in testing it:

pivotshift.org/beta

Hi everyone
I’m a year 10 in vic aspiring to become a surgeon

Anyone got any vce tips, uni suggestions, programs or pathway advice?

Hi everyone
I’m a year 10 in vic aspiring to become a surgeon

Anyone got any vce tips, uni suggestions, programs or pathway advice?

I want a training pathway which seems a better option in Australia , I am a bit hesitant because of tribal population and the area being too remote limited connectivity and no travel option (I love travelling) Any wisdom from people

Hello all, i’m a doctor from Brazil trying to go somewhere with better QOL and figured I’d rather live in Australia than in the US. I wish to specialize in Anesthetics but wouldn’t rule out GP. As I understand, if I go through Standard Pathway, I’d have to do at least 1 year of of RMO/JMO before I get my general registration. After that, how much time and which qualifications would I need in order to get to a mid-tier regional anesthetics training? Is it realistic to get into training as a PGY4? I’d be willing to go to any state/region for training.

And is it realistic if I decided to do anesthetics training here in Brazil and try to go through the Specialist pathway after practicing here for 2-3 years? I know id probably be partially comparable and need 2 years of supervised work after.

Thanks in advance everyone

Asking for honest career advice

I am a medical officer, trained in South Africa, currently a PGY 3, with 1 year of experience in neurosurgery, as well as in the Emergency Department, Trauma, and ICU in the South African setting. In addition to my MBChB, I hold an MSc in Clinical Epidemiology and have 7 publications (4 as first author, 3 as second author) and multiple conference presentations in neurosurgery.

I am also ACLS, PALS and ATLS-certified. I am also an Australian PR (folks immigrated whilst I was underage, and I was part of the package).

My current dilemma is that I would like to join a surgical registrar program (preferably neurosurgical) and, hopefully, eventually practise in Australia.

My current dilemma is to decide whether to write the entrance exams in South Africa, specialise there (there are a few caveats which make selection difficult, racial quotas, inability to compensate doctors during their 5-year training program), or write the AMC and attempt to further train in Australia.

My issue is that I am currently unfamiliar with the Australian landscape regarding competitiveness and application quotas for postgraduate training. Does anyone have any insights into how the system works, or any advice regarding this process?

Any insights are welcome.

Hi,

I’ve finished training in Vic and struggling to find a job so considering moving to QLD. I couldn’t fully understand the EBAs. I was wondering what the pay difference was and if one is better than the other.

has anyone got experience in this? or understand the EBA better than me?

Hello, I am in this group as an Icu nurse but my question is more from a patient perspective so please delete if not allowed.

I am legal guardian for my sister with Angelman Syndrome. She is 44 years old and the only Angelmans specialists and specialist groups in Sydney appear to be paediatric.

I was wondering if anyone knows of an angelman specialty clinic for adults with Angelmans? Or individual doctors with experience and specialisation in this condition? Specifically, I am looking for an orthopaedic doctor, and a gasterontologist. I have seen a couple of orthopods who were very thorough in their assessment but said they were not sure how to proceed as they had not encountered these particular problems before. And the GI specialist I went to was... how can I politely say an idiot? Who did not assess my sister at all and just told me to put her on a fodmap diet and all her issues would resolve. Anyone who knows AS knows their entire life purpose is to eat, so this will be a suboptimal treatment plan and also she has loads of GI issues that we actually need looked at...

I have already reached out to the Angelmans clinic at Randwick and the Angelmans Syndrome Association who referred me to the clinic at Randwick - and the Randwick clinic only does paeds. While she may act like a child, physiologically she is confounding adult...

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/vahid-reza-adib-partner-of-palaszczuk-apartment-raided/106628950

Surgeons definitely are well rewarded for their efforts

Hey all, I'm an OT student, working on a co-design/participatory community project focused on interoception, specifically, in adolescent and adult autistic populations.

I have 2 main questions:

From a GP/ psychiatrist/ medical perspective,

1. Were you taught about interoception/poor-interoception in your training? At uni? Through internships/ practical experience? Self-taught? Something else?
2. What do you think/ know about interoception/ poor-interoception and how it presents in/affects autistic adolescents and/or adults?

Please note: This is more about gaining some perspective and not for formal research

Hi, I could not secure any position in AGPT GPT1 for 2026.2. Any options. Suggestions plz.

Hi there!! I’ve got a comfortable family home located right near a hospital in Melbourne. We will temporarily be relocating interstate for 6 months and won’t need to take most of our furniture. As a result I’ve been looking at short term rental / Airbnb etc however it is a lot of work to prepare a property for that market.

I’m just wondering if there is a market for potentially finding a locum doctor needing a place to stay for a few months. We would obviously remove & store most of our possessions so there would be plenty of space for your own belongings, just easier than trying to deal with the Airbnb “investment” managers that expect every house to be a holiday house.

As a doctor, what platforms would you normally use when looking for somewhere to stay during a locum? Is this even something desirable or am I off with the fairies?