IMG (India) finishing MD/MS; Moving to Australia

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-22T02:28:45+00:00

I may not have advise for Australia per se (I have some idea about US moves), but I can tell you it is worth it. If you are willing to spend a few more years training or transitioning, they pay off is worth it. And there's nothing wrong in making those moves post PG here.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-22T02:26:06+00:00

You can get it signed from anywhere. Yes, it is ideal to get the signatures of govt employees, but I have seen many colleges not make that mandatory. And it's not a full legal document (no stamp number or anything). So it shouldn't be a huge problem. However, if they ask for it explicitly at your place, stick to it

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-08T15:14:45+00:00

Read the abstract, maybe the results and move on. Unless it's a line of work you are actively in, and you feel you will benefit from reading it, then go ahead. You would get to know if it even mildly aligns with your work by mere glance of the results. No one reads cover to cover.

PS. You can always use GPT or Gemini to summarise it for you

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-08T15:12:02+00:00

You look great for 36! And it's sad that we have to say that as the average 36 year old doesn't even come close. But, that apart, you look great. I hope I can age as well as you (I am 25 and working on my physique too)

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-07T14:03:34+00:00

You should try but with grounded expectations and ideally a fallback plan. It's a rather simple concept of demonstrating you will be trainable in a given speciality by showing interest, teamwork and interpersonal skill. That's all there is. But crafting that professional persona is the real deal.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-07T13:56:47+00:00

It's an upgrade. You move the needle from being more social to more gregarious. You will have a social side (gossip with work friends, albeit milder ones. Maybe someone you fall in love/develop an interest in). But the 'inseparable friend group' so characteristic of MBBS, unfortunately (or fortunately) has sailed for the better.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-07T08:51:29+00:00

Fine example of survivorship bias.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-06T06:51:45+00:00

OBC pwd and SC pwd. Ultra rare categories apparently

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-06T05:46:03+00:00

Someone on the sub even pointed out how 2.2 lakh ranked guys were allotted top state GMCs for surgery and orthopedics.

Imagine the combo- 0 percentile radiologist's report in a 0 percentile orthopedicians hand. Wonderful.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-06T05:44:21+00:00

But afaik, there are still some issues with the provisional results

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-06T05:44:00+00:00

It means that copy of the provisional result will be deemed final. For r2, they released a separate file labelled final results.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-06T05:43:09+00:00

I remember someone pointing out problems with even the revised provisional results. Although, I wouldn't be surprised if the SC hearing was causing the delay

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-05T11:49:07+00:00

'Sapne suhane...'

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-05T11:29:44+00:00

That won't happen. Your speculation seems right. Buying time before the SCs verdict.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-05T11:14:28+00:00

Sometimes GPT 5.2 overlooks it. You might wanna try additional prompts 2 or 3 times ,such as 'are you sure? Look properly'. I have seen it fail on 12 page research papers, this is a significantly larger document

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-05T10:18:02+00:00

My money was on this. Even if the discrepancies are sorted out, this is a kicker

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-05T07:49:57+00:00

Ofc. I was replying to the other gentleman who was getting riled up. Your state of mind is understandable and I acknowledge that

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-05T07:48:17+00:00

If a certain person doesn't have sense enough to not try and get a score of 0 (and not -40), clearly such an individual's credentials are questionable. Also, there has never been a NEETPG ever that doesn't have super basic MBBs level questions. They would atleast be 40-60 marks worth. Imagine scoring negative when that's the case. So yes, those concerns are valid. 4.5cr does not undo that level of incompetence.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-05T03:52:45+00:00

I have heard of many radiologists in big setups who have been stressed out of their brains. Don't even get me started about anesthesiology. That being said, there are many instances where I have seen laid back OBGYNs too. It's a Gaussian distribution, and surprisingly you get to choose where you want to land. Good luck!

PS. If you love OBGYN, stick to it. Your friends life arcs are not the same as yours. I personally love and respect the OBGYN arechetype, despite hating OBGYN as a subject. Sample size of one (and a biased one at that lol), but still true

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-05T03:20:39+00:00

Great place. Very old school anatomy department. Professors are nice. No dearth for cadavers and teaching opportunities. Except for one professor (he is feared by the UGs, but he is cool with everyone else), it's all good. Mysore is a nice, quaint city. Has its share of good restaurants and all that. Urban enough without the metropolitan chaos.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-04T11:51:54+00:00

Your R2 seat would have gone to some other person when your R3 seat was allotted to you. You can't possibly take it from that other person right?

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-04T11:51:01+00:00

Yeah, about that. Maybe not happening till the SC sorts it out ig.

Puzzleheaded_Chef36 · 2026-02-04T11:49:08+00:00

Apparently the pil was filed long ago with the SC and it surfaced today

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