DNB OBG India → OBG Registrar Australia in 8 Years — The Honest Journey Nobody Guides You Through

Dr. Deepti Bankithi completed her DNB in OBG in India, cleared AMC in her first attempt, secured her first Australian job and WBA assessment in the same year, and has now been working in the Australian healthcare system for 8 years. She is currently a senior OBG Registrar transitioning into a rural generalist obstetrician role — and has mentored hundreds of IMGs through their own journeys. Here is what she says most doctors get wrong: everyone prepares for AMC exams. Nobody prepares for what happens after. This conversation covers the part nobody talks about — and everything else an OBG doctor planning Australia needs to hear. What this episode covers: The three pathways for OBG specialists in Australia — specialist pathway, standard AMC pathway, and supervised training (ST) pathway — and which one Dr. Deepti actually recommends (the answer is not what most doctors expect) Why going directly for the specialist pathway is high-risk — RANZCOG compares your training to a 6-year Australian program. India's DNB is 3 years. You now need a minimum of 4 to 6 years total experience. Without prior Australian work experience, the outcome is often unfavorable and expensive AMC exam reality for postgraduate doctors — why PG specialists find AMC harder than MBBS graduates, how evidence-based Australian guidelines differ from Indian clinical practice, and the specific reason most PG candidates get answer choices wrong ("next best step" vs "best management" is not the same question) The hardest part is after the exams — how to find your first job in Australia, what to do on day one, how to navigate escalation and referral pathways in an unfamiliar system, and why even doctors with perfect credentials on paper struggle through the first year Why regional hospitals are better than metro for your first job — faster learning curve, smaller unit, higher chance of getting hired, regional bonus points for RANZCOG CV scoring, and familiar resource-limited environment for IMGs from India OBG training progression for MBBS doctors — AMC → general registration → OBG rotations → 2 years OBG experience → CV scoring (RANZCOG website) → interview → 6-year training program → fellowship exams (written by year 2, OSCE by year 3 or 4) Work-life balance in OBG Australia — 5 weeks paid annual leave, flexible part-time options, penalty rates for nights and weekends, locum shifts at double pay. OBG is always busy anywhere in the world, but the compensation and leave structure in Australia makes it more sustainable Salary reality — starting at AUD $100,000 to $120,000, senior registrar level at $180,000 to $200,000 base, with significant additional earnings from penalty rates and locum shifts. No negotiation on base pay — it is determined by your level and state The one advice Dr. Deepti wishes she had from day one — find a mentor who has already walked this path. What took her 8 years, a guided IMG can achieve in 2 to 3 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Book a 1-on-1 mentorship session with Dr. Deepti Bankithi: Visit goocampusworld.com and search "Dr. Deepti Bankithi" Fill out this form and we'll get back to you: https://VQ6SBO.short.gy/AustraliaMCQp... Call us: +91 90199 25847 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Subscribe to GooCampus for more conversations with doctors living the Australian healthcare system — OBG, general medicine, surgery, GP and beyond. Chapters: 00:00 — Introduction: Dr. Deepti's DNB OBG India to OBG Registrar Australia journey 02:31 — Pathways for OBG specialists in Australia — which one actually works 04:47 — AMC exam challenges for postgraduate doctors — why PGs struggle more than MBBS 05:36 — The hardest part: what nobody tells you about navigating the system after exams 05:59 — Why regional and remote roles are the best starting point for IMGs 08:31 — Common mistakes international doctors make when planning Australia 11:23 — Work-life balance for OBG registrars in Australia — the honest picture 13:20 — OBG training pathway for MBBS doctors: rotations, CV scoring, RANZCOG 14:28 — 6-year RANZCOG training program and fellowship exams explained 17:35 — Salary, penalty rates, locum shifts and realistic earnings in Australia 19:59 — One piece of advice from 8 years in the Australian healthcare system #OBGAustralia #AMCExam #DNBToAustralia #RANZCOGTraining #IMGAustralia #OBGYNAustralia #AustraliaMedicalPathway #WBAPathway #IndianDoctorAustralia #ObstetricsAustralia #GooCampus #GooCampusWorld #AMCClinical #StandardPathway #SpecialistPathwayAustralia #IMGDoctor #MedicalCareerAustralia #DoctorAbroad #OBGRegistrarAustralia #RuralMedicineAustralia