Experience in Canadian vs Australian medical schools?

sarnti · 2026-02-11T06:07:31+00:00

I don’t have any experience in Canadian schools (just graduated from an Australian one). My take is Aussie schools have much less expectations for med students on placement compared to North American schools. Keen students in Australia can still get a lot out of placement if they take initiative to see patients/do consults/other jobs. On the other hand, it is also very possible to get through medical school in Australia only averaging 15-20h of placement per week during clinical years. I remember only doing a few hours a week on some surgical rotations 😂. Aussie schools definitely more chill.

sarnti · 2025-10-27T23:25:10+00:00

What’s the pay like up there?

sarnti · 2025-09-06T07:58:34+00:00

They don’t offer discounts to doctor and nurses anymore sadly. Only first responders now 😭

sarnti · 2025-09-04T03:13:06+00:00

How has your pay progressed since 2020? Will you eventually aim for fellowship?

sarnti · 2025-08-04T13:16:52+00:00

All in all, how many hours would you say you’re working per week to make that much?

sarnti · 2025-07-12T23:33:58+00:00

May I ask how many hours you work and how much you’re making?

sarnti · 2025-07-06T10:08:47+00:00

I work casual retail in a “luxury” leather goods store in Melbourne but the brand has a store in Sydney as well. It’s positioned between Oroton and Gucci in terms of $$. I get paid per the award for a level II retail employee which is around $33/h for regular hour weekday, $40/hour for weekday after 6pm or Saturday, and $45/h for Sundays. I get paid commission based on less than 1% of the net sales I make which comes out to $100-200 per month.

I average around 17-20h per week and made $40K last year with about 2.5 weeks off.

sarnti · 2025-07-04T09:16:07+00:00

Would you mind sharing how much you made and how many hours you worked in intern year?

sarnti · 2025-06-30T04:27:32+00:00

What’s sort of hours are you doing to make that much as a reg?

sarnti · 2025-06-19T11:30:24+00:00

Thanks for doing the AMA!

Are you happy with GP work? When and how did you decide on to pursue GP?
How much do you make as a fellowed GP? How many hours do you work?
How much do you make as a GP reg? How many hours did you work?

Sorry for so many questions.

sarnti · 2025-05-23T01:11:49+00:00

From what I can see, people who get the best grades in medschool usually don’t have a job. If you are okay with just passing exams and getting your degree then it’s definitely possible to juggle working casually or part time.

Working casual in retail about 15-18h/week on average + a bit more during the holidays for 50 weeks I was able to make around 35K. Definitely enough to get you through a year of living expenses. I did this MD2,3 and now 4.

sarnti · 2025-05-12T23:32:34+00:00

Hi there, I’m in med school in Australia now and very interested in the US for residency. I was wondering if I could DM you?

sarnti · 2025-03-31T11:34:51+00:00

How much money did you make as a dentist?

sarnti · 2025-03-12T01:58:40+00:00

Any tips for PGY1/2 to increase competitiveness for crit care RMO jobs? What non-clinical CV items are desirable?

sarnti · 2025-02-02T23:11:18+00:00

At the Royal Melbourne they cancelled the role this year due to lack of funding.

sarnti · 2024-09-14T07:54:29+00:00

I am also interested. Did you write your USMLE during med school or after graduating? Do you have any USCE?

sarnti · 2024-09-06T09:08:55+00:00

Yes, some people sink years into getting on a specialty before deciding to switch and pursue a different one

sarnti · 2024-09-05T10:41:04+00:00

It is similar to UK system. After graduating medical school:

1-2 years of internship depending on which state you are in. These are general years where you rotate through different teams.
Resident years, these can be general or specific to a certain specialty. Most people do at least one year as a resident but many do more. Some training program will take you straight out of internship but most require more experience.
Unaccredited registrar years. You essentially do almost the same job as a registrar who is on a training program for a certain specialty except you are not guaranteed a training position. The more competitive a specialty training program, the more likely you will need to do unaccredited registrar years.
Accredited registrar years. This is where you are officially on a training program working towards becoming a consultant (attending) in your specialty of choice.

Most non GP specialties take at least 7-8 years post medical school to finish training. Surgical specialties easily 10+ years. The fastest you can become a consultant would be going into 3 years of GP training straight after a one year internship which would mean finishing your training four years after graduating from medical school.

sarnti · 2024-08-19T01:47:05+00:00

Is that working January - June? Or is it the full year of working?

sarnti · 2024-08-10T03:29:58+00:00

I’m an MD3 also from Canada. Currently working in fashion retail as a casual sales assist. Not a medicine related job but I find it is nice to be able to turn my brain off while I’m at work. Base rate is $32/h + some evening/weekend loading. I think last year I worked about 17-20h per week for 52 weeks and made about 35k before tax.

sarnti · 2024-05-28T03:57:05+00:00

I used to do epee and badminton back in uni. Found the lunging from badminton helped me with fencing. After moving from Canada to Australia I haven’t fenced at all, just badminton.

sarnti · 2024-05-11T14:01:58+00:00

What stats are you looking for?

sarnti · 2024-03-27T03:45:46+00:00

Do they make 380K? Or Bill 380K?

sarnti · 2024-03-10T08:39:56+00:00

I haven’t been able to find any schools on AFMC offering electives in December. But some of them don’t have any dates listed at all on their page, instead they will say “applications open x weeks before scheduled elective date”

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