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In United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Africa, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, the term doctor is more common (and in formal/legal contexts, medical practitioner as well), as physician refers to specialists in internal medicine.
Overseas trained doctors in Australia (OTDs) are medical practitioners who completed their core medical training overseas. Historically, from time to time there has been a shortage of qualified medical practitioners in Australia, especially in rural Australia, [1] and the Australian Government has at times encouraged immigration for such graduates to Australia.
In 2015, Australia had (on average) 3.52 physicians per 1000 population and, in 2022–23, 2.5 hospital bed per 1000 population. [10] [11] At the 2011 Australian Census 70,200 medical practitioners (including doctors and specialist medical practitioners) and 257,200 nurses were recorded as currently working. [12]
Adam Smith is an Australia-based doctor from England who ran a YouTube channel under the name "Doc Adam". [2] He started making videos on medical advice with the help of his Filipino partner in 2017. A Filipino-speaker himself, Smith caters to a Filipino demographic. [3]
Pages in category "Medical and health organisations based in Australia" The following 72 pages are in this category, out of 72 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Also: Australia: People: By occupation: Medical doctors / Women scientists: Women physicians This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Australian medical doctors . It includes medical doctors that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) is an Australian public company by guarantee formed as a professional association for Australian doctors and medical students.The association is not run by the Australian Government and does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the Medical Board of Australia [1] and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency. [2]
The Senior Australian of the Year Award [1] commenced in 1999, in the International Year of Older Persons, and recognises those Australians aged 60 and over who continue to achieve and contribute. 2002 is the only year, since the founding of the awards, that a recipient hasn't been certified.