If you are a :

1. US premed student, you can think about enrolling in an AU medical school like Wollongong which takes US/Canada students
2. US medical student, I have never heard of mid-degree transfers
3. US graduate, you have to get your degree accredited before you can practice and that will include an internship, US/Canadian medical graduates from AU schools are not guaranteed intern places
4. US radiation oncology trainee, I have never heard of mid-training transfers (see previous entry!)
5. US radiation oncologist, you need to apply to the RANZCR to see what has to be done for accreditation, OR you could apply for a job in New Zealand, apply to sit the RANZCR exams and then move (jobs permitting). The Medical Council of NZ will accept specialists from the US, so a RO can work there. There is no automatic entry into Australia from there but NZ RO professionally is part of the RANZCR and so shared with Australia. It has previously bee possible to sit the final RANZCR qualification exam from a consultant's position in NZ and if you pass then take Australian jobs on the specialist registration path.

Oh, and the training!

Currently, you have to have done 2 years after graduation (intern + 1) and then get a job as a registrar (trainee). Then there are 2 years in Phase 1 and 3 years in Phase 2.
AAM

I'm a US student hoping to gain AU citizenship and practice radiation oncology there.

Could you tell me, about how many years after medical school does it take to become a full radiation oncologist? Is it 1 year of training + 5 years of specialist training? Or 1 year of internship + 4 years of specialist training?

Also — are there any metrics on the competitiveness of the system? I know the US has a full "match" system but not sure how the AU compares.

Thanks!

In Australia, it helps to know people who work in Radiation Oncology in the state you are trying to apply in, to know what radiation oncology is and how it interacts with other specialities, and I also believe it helps to have a well rounded experience as a resident although whether this helps to get on the program or not is questionable.

Good references from resident jobs is helpful as well. If you could get a term as a resident in radiation oncology and get referees from that term it would be beneficial. I don't think more than one term would be helpful.

I don't know how it works in other countries.

Sorry about the extremely late reply, I must have missed your post while I was studying for exams :)