This page contains important information for Recruitment Agents / Health Services who are recruiting Overseas Trained Specialists. The Specialist Assessment / Specialist Assessment & AON Pathway is a pathway to College Fellowship and only suitable for Overseas Trained Specialists (OTS) with a recognised Specialist Qualification who wish to remain and work in Australia permanently.
Specialist Assessment / Specialist Assessment & Area of Need Pathway
All new applications for this pathway also require an application to the Australian Medical Council (AMC). Please contact the AMC directly or go to their website under
www. amc.org.au for more information.
Exceptions are applicants from New Zealand who do not intend to practice in Australia and applicants who hold unconditional Medical Registration in Australia. For more information regarding New Zealand applicants please click here.
College Assessment
The College assessment process takes between 10 - 11 weeks from the application closing date to the Final Outcome. Each State has monthly closing dates as per the "State Assessment Panel Asssessment Dates" on the Forms & Documents page. Carefully read the New Applicant Handbook on the New Applicants page as it contains imiportant information regarding the application process.
A Flowchart of the assessment process can be found on the New Applicants page.
Interviews
Applicants will be notified of their exact interview date and time within the allocated week in their Preliminary Outcome Letter.
Please note that closing dates and interview dates cannot be changed and no special consideration will be given to individuals. Interview dates and times are allocated as per the assessors availability and cannot be changed due to time difference etc if the applicant is overseas at the time of interview.
Videoconference interviews are available in selected States and for overseas applicants only. A Videoconference interview can only be considered if found appropriate by the Assessment Panel. All costs on both sides will have to be covered by the applicant. The applicant is responsible for organising their own Videoconference facilities and to contact the College well in advance regarding dial-in information.
Area of Need applications / Extensions for current Exemption Candidates
Please refer to the Existing Exemption Candidates page for information regarding applications & extensions for AON. Flowcharts of the different application processes are available from the same page.
For application closing dates for new AON applications please refer to the "State Assessment Panel Asssessment Dates" on the Forms & Documents page.
For application closing dates for AON extensions please refer to the Committee Assessment Dates on the Forms & Documents page.
Documents and Forms
Documents and Forms can be accessed and downloaded via the Forms and Documents page. This includes Application Forms, CV template, Equivalence Guidelines and assessment dates.
Substantial Comparability Pathway
Phase I of the Substantial Comparability Pathway is now closed and no applications for this pathway are currently accepted. For the latest information please click here.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The FAQ page contains the most common questions asked by new applicants. Please click here to browse through our FAQs.
Changes & News
On our Changes & News page you can find the latest updates for Exemption Candidates as well as our monthly Newsletter with important information and changes concerning Exemption Candidates.