86 | Dr. Anna Luo & Dr. Briana Wu on locuming in Australia

Doctor NOS

Dr. Anna Luo is is a PGY8 training dermatology registrar, beginning her locum journey after her exams in 2020. Her work has spanned across the entirety of Australia - Victoria, Western Australia, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and Tasmania.

Dr. Briana Wu is a senior house officer from Wellington, New Zealand who has worked and travelled around Australia for a year. She is well versed in guiding other junior doctors through the pros + cons and ins + outs of crossing the ditch. She has worked across Victoria, Queensland and the Northern Territories.
In this episode, we chat about the ins and outs of locuming in Australia, from beginning to end!
· Reasons for locuming/crossing the ditch

· Registration process & paperwork involved - AHPRA registration

· Accounting:

• TFN/ABN/GST
• Accountants

· Medical indemnity providers

· Red flags in hospitals/jobs

· Where you worked and what you learned from your experience

· Student loan and payments

· KiwiSaver/salary packaging/superannuation

· Reimbursable expenses (e.g. travel, accommodation, but not indemnity, registration, etc)

· Work-life balance
Dr. Briana Wu's handy document can be found here (version 2.2):
https://bit.ly/3Ofhd6N

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1. Anna Luo/Briana Wu (00:00:00)

2. Reasons for locuming (00:01:35)

3. Paperwork and starting the move to Australia (00:02:53)

4. Taxes: TFN/ABN/GST (00:11:33)

5. Medical indemnity (00:18:00)

6. Picking hospitals to work at (00:21:22)

7. Highlights of locuming (00:31:53)

8. Balancing work and travel (00:37:08)