VQ said:
hospital resident = doctor?
medical practitioner = doctor?
What kind of doctor is it? I mean, what is the difference between GP and those hospital resident/medical practitioner?
I am just not clear with Australian system but in Indonesia, after we graduate from 6yrs of undergrad med, we go into internship, adaptation --> GP otherwise we directly go from undergrad med--> specialisation --> internship --> adaptation --> specialist. Is it the same case?
And for specialisation, is it the postgraduate degree or it is not a degree?
Thank you for info...
Fellowship = professional diploma that lets you work independently.... given out by Aust. Med. Council (AMC) approved Colleges e.g. Royal Australiasian College of Physician or Surgeons or GPs etc.
Alternatively u can train with the UK eqv. colleges and sit AMC exams to be accredited in Australia.
In Australia, Undergrad Med --> Intern --> Resident yrs (1 or more) --> fellowship training program (3-8 yrs) --> now ure a real specialist with a fellowship not just training. (depending on specialty becomes Anaesthetist, Surgeon, GP, Physician, Pathologist etc)
- everything after intern is paid.
- exams are AUD $2000 - $4000 each. (u do about 3 big exams in a fellowship training)
- Intern, Resident are usually multidisciplinary training yrs
Ok... Medical practitioner is a person that practices medicine and that is the correct term for the profession upon the completion of Undergraduate Medicine.
i dont like to use the term 'doctor' because it is reserved for doctorate holders (e.g. Ph.D, D.Sc) and they usually indicate a higher level of academic achievement in a field (which MBBS-er's and BMed-er's dun realli deserve)
also sounds really pretentious.. although medical practitioners are conferred the title by convention.. u dun always have to use it!
