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2024 Internship Guide

The Internship Guide is AMSA's most highly anticipated annual publication, comprehensively covering details of the application process, prevocational training and hospitals/health services of every state across Australia.

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I N T E R N S H I P<br />

I N F O R M A T I O N<br />

Intern Base Salary<br />

Base salary varies across each state and territory. Each separately sets an<br />

award establishing the conditions of employment. Junior Medical Officers are<br />

paid a base salary, with additional professional development allowances,<br />

overtime, and penalty rates. The amount of overtime an intern is paid will<br />

depend on the hours worked. The approximate starting base salaries in 2025<br />

will be available in the relevant states or territory's most recent award. It is<br />

worth considering these indicate base rates and do not factor in overtime,<br />

allowances or shift loading rates. Therefore, your take home salary may be<br />

different from the base rate indicated.<br />

For a more comprehensive Australia-wide breakdown of Intern salaries, visit<br />

the Australian Government Fair Work Ombudsman Pay <strong>Guide</strong>.<br />

Applying to New Zealand<br />

All Australian graduates are eligible to work in New Zealand without having to<br />

sit further examinations. New Zealand intern/house surgeon positions are<br />

offered to doctors by the District Health Boards (DHB) that administer the<br />

hospitals. In general, it is one health board per city plus the surrounding<br />

province. All of the health boards normally employ doctors under the same<br />

contract, meaning work conditions are comparable across the country. Wages<br />

are based on a pay scale that takes into account the expected working hours.<br />

Job offers are allocated to graduates through a system called ACE (Advanced<br />

Choice of Employment), which matches applicants’ preferences to available<br />

DHB positions.<br />

For further information, visit this link.<br />

Medical Insurance<br />

As part of of the Medical Board of Australia registration renewal, you will need<br />

to have a medical indemnity insurer. Medical indemnity insurers include: Avant,<br />

Medical Indemnity Protection Society Limited (MIPS), Medical Insurance Group<br />

(MIGA)

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