2022 outcomes

Australian Internships

UQ had 78 onshore international students who graduated in 2021. 82% of UQ onshore international 2021 graduates obtained an internship in an Australian hospital in 2022, and 98% of these internships were in Queensland. Of the onshore international graduates who obtained internships in Queensland, 51% 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
Redcliffe Hospital
Sunshine Coast University Hospital

Rural

Bundaberg Hospital
Mackay Hospital
Rockhampton Hospital
Townsville Hospital
Toowoomba Hospital

Map

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 who 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 2021 graduates coming from Canada, Singapore, Brunei Darussalam and Hong Kong. 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.

2021 Onshore International Graduate Intern/Resident Locations

Graduate Permanent Country	Total No. Grads	Internship Location
Graduate Permanent Country	Total No. Grads	Australia	Canada	US	Singapore	Unknown
Canada	42	39	1	1		1
Singapore	17	8			9
Brunei Darussalam	3	2				1
Hong Kong	3	3
China	2	1				1
United States	2	2
Vietnam	2	2
Botswana	1	1
Indonesia	1	1
Malaysia	1	1
Maldives	1	1
Mexico	1	1
Taiwan	1	1
United Kingdom	1	1

US match

Canadian match

Only one 2021 Canadian PR graduate participated in the 2022 CaRMS Match, and this graduate was successful in obtaining a residency. In total, nine UQ graduates participated in the 2022 CaRMS Match, achieving a 78% match rate (86% match rate for Canadian PR graduates who participated).

Overall, 98% of our 2021 Canadian PR graduates have obtained an internship or residency in Australia, Canada or the US.

The locations and specialties of all UQ Graduates who participated in the 2022 CaRMS Match, including those who graduated prior to 2021, are listed below.

Emergency Medicine

University of Ottawa

Family Medicine

University of British Columbia (2)
University of Saskatchewan (2)

Neurosurgery

University of Saskatchewan

Paediatrics

University of Calgary