Find your ideal Emergency Medicine job

Typical salaries for an Emergency Physician can be in the range of:

• $250 000 - $500 000 for permanent Consultant positions
• $200 000 - $400 000 for CMO positions
• $2000 - $3000 per day for locum consultant positions
• $1500 - $2500 per day for locum junior positions

Before applying for a specialist emergency physician jobs in Australia as an international medical graduate specialist (IMGS), it is essential for your qualifications and experience to be evaluated by the ACEM specialist training committee. The evaluation process aims to assess the ability of an SIMG’s to practice as an unsupervised emergency medicine consultant or doctor at a comparable standard to that required of an ACEM recognised by the Fellowship of the Australian College of Emergency Medicine (FACEM).

For further information on how to commence the ACEM specialist assessment process, visit the information page at ACEM International Assessment Guidelines for Overseas Trained Specialist.

To become an emergency medicine specialist, at least seven years in post-graduate training is expected. This includes two years of basic ED training, one year of provisional training and four years of advanced training in emergency registrar jobs and medicine. After the training modules are completed, an ACEM Fellowship exam is required to finalise your fellowship.

Fellowship is gained in Australia from the specialist qualification known as Fellowship of Australian College of Emergency Medicine (FACEM).

To gain the fellowship of FACEM, the following training and assessments are required within a timeframe of 7 years. The FACEM training assessment are relevant to all practitioners that have completed their training as emergency consultants in Australia.