The Bottom Line
- The Standard pathway includes a defined supervised practice period (often framed as 12 months / 47 weeks FTE).
- Official guidance describes an orientation requirement and a report cadence (e.g., after three months) — plan for this from day one.
- If you treat reports as an afterthought, you will create avoidable delays when you attempt to transition registration categories.
Most IMGs can tolerate an exam. What they underestimate is the **operational discipline** required in the supervised practice year.
You are not just working; you are producing compliant evidence that you worked under the right level of supervision, within scope, for the required time, and with the required reporting.
This is where “I’m clinically fine” can still become “my transition is delayed” if reports/orientation are not handled properly.
Orientation is not just ‘showing up’
Orientation is typically framed as orientation to the Australian health system / workplace expectations, and it sits alongside supervision requirements. Treat it as a documented component of your transition year, not a vague concept.
Where iatroX slots in during this year
This is a high cognitive-load year: new system + supervision + reports. iatroX can provide a steady routine:
- Short daily quizzes: /quiz-landing
- Study Systems: /academy/study
- “Ask iatroX” (for structured learning prompts): /ask-iatrox
Used properly, it reduces the probability you lose clinical sharpness while admin demands are high.