Category Archives: international medical graduates

International uni students missing out on healthcare

May 7, 2010 – 8:38 am

A Brisbane doctor has contacted Croakey, concerned that international university students are being asked to pay for their care in public hospitals. The document below from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital says “ineligible patients” are asked to pay between $73.50 (per pathology request) and $3,594 (the daily rate for anyone landed in intensive care), [...]

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Sounding a wake-up call for postgraduate medical education

October 14, 2009 – 1:47 pm

Australia’s international reputation in education has been taking something of a hammering lately. Attacks on overseas students have generated bucketloads of adverse publicity, and the uncertain future facing many international medical students is another issue that won’t go away anytime soon. Professor Bruce Robinson, dean of medicine at the University of Sydney, thinks one solution [...]

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