2021 outcomes

Australian Internships

UQ had 87 onshore international students who graduated in 2020. 92% of UQ onshore international 2020 graduates obtained an internship in an Australian hospital in 2021, and 98% of these internships were in Queensland. Of the onshore international graduates who obtained internships in Queensland, 64% were in rural locations.

Locations

Brisbane

Greenslopes Private Hospital
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital
Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
The Prince Charles Hospital

Surrounds

Caboolture Hospital
Gold Coast University Hospital
Ipswich Hospital
Redcliffe Hospital
Sunshine Coast University Hospital

Rural

Bundaberg Hospital
Cairns Hospital
Hervey Bay Hospital
Mackay Hospital
Rockhampton Hospital
Townsville Hospital

Map of 2020 graduates

A number of international onshore graduates each year secure internships after the main allocations are completed by Queensland Health. Therefore some graduates for whom we have confirmed registration in Australia, and are counted in our internship numbers, may have obtained internships in hospitals not listed here.

Employment destinations by permanent residency

The permanent residency (PR) country of our onshore international medical students varies from year to year, with the majority of 2020 graduates coming from Canada, Singapore, and US. The majority of our graduates obtain internships in Australia. Canada and Singapore are the most common countries for graduates to return to and our graduates have also returned to the US and New Zealand. The lower number than usual of 2020 Singaporean and Canadian graduates returning to their PR countries for employment in 2021 is likely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Graduate Permanent Country	Total No. Grads	Internship Location
Graduate Permanent Country	Total No. Grads	Australia	Canada	Singapore	Unknown
Canada	57	53	1		3
Singapore	10	9		1
US	9	8			1
China	2	2
Lebanon	2	2
Hong Kong	1	1
Egypt	1	1
Taiwan	1				1
Italy	1	1
Japan	1	1
Myanmar	1	1
Nigeria	1	1

US match

Canadian match

Due to the impact of COVID-19, only one Canadian PR 2020 Graduate participated in the CaRMS 2021 Match, and this graduate was successful in obtaining a residency. Overall, 95% of our Canadian PR 2020 Graduates have obtained an internship or residency in Australia or Canada.

The locations and specialties of all UQ Graduates who participated in the 2021 CaRMS, including those who graduated prior to 2020, are listed below.

Family Medicine

University of Alberta
University of British Columbia (2)
University of Manitoba (2)
University of Toronto
Memorial University of Newfoundland

Psychiatry

Western University