If you are enrolled in an approved program of study you do not need to apply for registration. Education providers will pass on your details to the relevant National Board for registration. No fees are required.
If you are not already registered with a State or Territory Board you will not be registered in the national scheme until March 2011.
AHPRA and the National Boards will be providing more information to students and education providers about student registration later in 2011.
The Board has developed a fact sheets about student registration.
English Language Skills
The Medical Board of Australia has been working with the Deans of Australian university medical schools about the Board’s English language skills registration standard and the implications for currently enrolled overseas medical students.
The Board has prepared some information for overseas students who are currently enrolled in Australian university medical programs.