I remember first coming to Australia more than five years ago to begin my medical studies at Monash Uni, full of nervous energy and excitement for the future. It was fairly easy for me to adjust myself and the next thing I know, I was making lots of friendship and connection everywhere. These meaningful relationships hugely made my experience and study here special.
Throughout the years I have been dreaming of the future and conjuring up plans for my career. I find myself drawn towards Emergency Medicine and Intensive Care, and I have already begun to shape my medical experience towards this career path in Australia.
I then met my Australian partner two years ago and have been living together since then in a committed relationship. It was a milestone in my life that solidified my desire to stay in Australia permanently. The devastating news that I was not able to secure an internship for next year came as a shock and it plunged the future plan we’ve made together in limbo. I now shoulder a debt of $330,000 for my medical education but no means to clear this debt.
I am still jobless, and I refuse to even consider leaving the country and being separated from my partner as a choice.
Haris is still waiting to hear if he will get an internship. If you want to help him, please support the #interncrisis campaign. Take Action
Junior doctors and medical students call for urgent solution to medical training crisis #interncrisis
RT “@australiandr: This sign says it all really! #scrubsonthestreet #interncrisis pic.twitter.com/xtKCTqvA” Takes a lot to get docs this upset
Is a national system of intern allocation the solution? http://ow.ly/eItQC #interncrisis
@drsallycockburn is wringing hands abt med students who should be studying right now but are tweeting in #interncrisis instead
All med students deserve an intern place. If the problem isnt fixed, domestic students will also be affected... http://fb.me/2ev4cT2qC
Aust creates doctors of highest standard. We're recognised for this internationally. We don't want to lose our graduates. #interncrisis
What a hideous waste, to create precious medical school places then block graduates from qualifying in Australian hospitals #interncrisis
How we can make govt see sense and solve the #interncrisis? This seems very silly on the part of govt.
The #interncrisis needs to be fixed. Private hospitals can help if Commonwealth & States can agree on funding. #auspol
Not good enough we've still got 182 med grads with no jobs for next year. Fix the #interncrisis to keep Aus-trained doctors here. #auspol
