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If you're an internationally trained doctor considering a move to Australia, or a New Zealand-trained specialist eyeing opportunities across the Tasman, there's a faster route to specialist registration you need to know about: AHPRA's Expedited Specialist pathway (ESP). At Stat Recruitment, this pathway is changing the timeline for getting qualified specialists into the workforce across Australia and New Zealand, and it's worth understanding exactly how it works. What is the Expedited...

There's good news for paediatricians considering a move to Aotearoa New Zealand: the Medical Council of New Zealand (MCNZ) has just added general paediatrics to the approved postgraduate qualifications list for the VOC4 fast-track registration pathway. For specialists weighing up where to take their career next, and for the hospitals and health services trying to recruit them, this is a meaningful change. Here's what the VOC4 pathway is, why this update matters, and what it means in practice....