Imagine stepping off a plane in Australia, heart racing with excitement and a touch of nerves. You’ve trained as a GP overseas, built years of experience helping patients in your home country, and now you’re ready to bring that care to Australian communities. For Dr. Anita, a dedicated general practitioner from overseas with a recognised specialist qualification, that moment arrived in early 2026. Like many international medical graduates (IMGs), she knew the path to practisi

RACGP lists the “Diplomate of Family and Community Medicine” qualification as Partially Comparable, enabling you to work in Australia on the PEP Specialist Pathway.

Current Processing Times and What You Can Do MyIntealth Current is the qualification verification system used by AHPRA, previously known as ECFMG EPIC. It's essential to stay informed, especially since MyIntealth processing times are currently longer than usual. In this post, I’ll explain the situation and remind you of the steps we can take together to streamline the process. According to the MyIntealth website, the current estimated processing times for each service are:...

The Royal Australian College of GPs lists the Membership of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia ” as Substantially Comparable. This enables these Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) to live and work in Australian Capital Cities.

Overseas doctors: Learn the first steps for GP registration in Australia, including EPIC verification, AMC portfolio, and comparability assessment.

In this guide, we’ll walk you through the full process of accessing MyIntealth and creating your applicant account as a new user.