The IMG Doctor’s Guide to Working in Australia
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Everything I wish I knew before I made the move
$29 AUD (approx. £15 GBP / $20 USD)
A guide to moving to Australia as an IMG doctor, created from my own experience to help simplify the process and show you what actually works.
So you’re thinking about moving to Australia as a doctor - or maybe you’re already deep in paperwork, acronyms and probably a lot of Google searches that lead nowhere helpful.
After moving to Australia as a UK-trained junior doctor and navigating the whole process myself, I noticed that every IMG struggles with the same questions and the same overwhelming feeling of not knowing where to start. This guide is everything I wished someone had handed me - equal parts honest roadmap and practical advice.
The process isn’t always straightforward. It’s expensive, time-consuming and at times can be confusing. But it is absolutely worth it - and it is far more manageable when someone just tells you what actually works.
Whether you’re still sitting on the fence or you’ve already decided and have no idea where to begin, this guide is designed to help you feel more confident, more prepared and less alone through the process.
What This Guide Covers
This guide combines real-world insight with practical tools to help you navigate every stage of the journey — from your first Google search to your first Australian shift.
Inside the guide you’ll find:
∙ What working in Australia is actually like beyond the Instagram highlights
∙ How to choose your registration pathway and understand which one applies to you
∙ How to navigate the paperwork marathon incl. AHPRA, MyIntealth, visas and more, so you're not caught off guard
∙ A step-by-step job strategy including what actually works when applying from overseas
∙ What the first year is genuinely like — the highs, the wobbles and everything in between
∙ How to manage the emotional reality of moving to the other side of the world
∙ Practical cost breakdowns so you know exactly what to budget for
The goal isn’t to make the process perfect. It’s to make it feel manageable, clear and a lot less scary.
What’s Inside
✔ Step-by-step AHPRA registration walkthrough
✔ MyIntealth credential verification guide
✔ Visa breakdown
✔ Master document checklist
✔ Summary of costs (2026 estimates)
✔ State-by-state hospital guide
✔ Portal directory for all 8 states and territories
✔ Month-by-month moving timeline
✔ First 4 weeks life admin checklist
✔ Clinical survival guide (eTG, AMH, PBS and more)
What You’ll Get
∙ 70+ page comprehensive PDF guide
∙ Instant digital download
∙ Lifetime access
Who This Guide Is For
Doctors who are:
∙ UK or Irish junior doctors considering or planning a move to Australia
∙ IMGs from any country navigating the Australian registration process
∙ Doctors already in Australia trying to make sense of the system
∙ Anyone who wants clear, honest, practical guidance from someone who has done it
This Guide Is Not For You If:
∙ You’re a specialist or consultant looking for detailed Specialist Pathway guidance - while much of this guide still applies to you, the registration section is written from a junior doctor perspective
∙ You’re looking for an AMC exam study guide - the guide covers the pathway but is not exam prep
∙ You’re looking for a guaranteed job offer - I give you the roadmap, the work is still yours!
Created by a Doctor Who Gets It
Written by @thatgirljessye - a UK-trained junior doctor who made the move to Australia over 3 years ago and still genuinely loving it, this guide shares everything she wished she had known before she started - the paperwork, the process, the real costs, and what life actually looks like down under.
Written by someone who has done it, made the mistakes, and figured out what actually works.
Inside the guide:
