There have been changes to the Health Insurance Act (essentially Medicare). Kiwis who are studying Med in Australia will no longer be considered international students and subjected to the 10 year moratorium after graduating. The same also goes for students who are Permanent Residents at the time of starting their medical degree.

Unfortunately International Students are still going to be subjected to the 10 year moratorium after graduation, which essentially means the students have to spend 10 years in an area of workforce shortage if they want to practise in Australia. This is an issue that AMSA is advocating on as we believe this is an unfair expectation to place on International Medical Students.

Full details of the changes can be found on the Blackboard MedSoc site in the AMSA section under the Documents tab on the left.

Course Link: Documents / AMSA / Letter to AMSA regarding Health Insurance Act Changes

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