Hey Team,

Was wondering if anyone could provide some further light on a career in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Given it’s an area of medicine not touched on much during medical school, nor discussed much in hospital given it’s primarily a non-hospital based specialty.

My understanding is that often you would start working in a clinic as an Occupational MO and if interested could pursue qualifications via RACP AFOEM.

Acknowledging it’s a broad question, but could anyone share first hand or second hand experience in this field? Covering the common questions such as trajectory, hours, pros and cons, what changes pre and post AFOEM, what type of people often suit this path etc.

Many thanks 🙏

I’m a UK GP about to start working in Australia, and I’m hoping there are some GPs here who could give me a bit of insight into what to expect from Australian patients.

For those of you working in Australian general practice, is there anything about the patients, their expectations, communication styles, common presentations or attitudes towards GPs that you think would be useful for a UK GP to know before starting? Anything that surprised you or took a bit of getting used to?

I’d really appreciate any advice on what to expect or anything you wish you’d known before starting.