When you locum Down Under, you become part of a unique healthcare delivery system and witness pathology you’ll rarely, if ever, see at home. Plus, living Down Under allows you to experience life in Australia or New Zealand as you never would as a tourist.From the Northern Territory to the southern tip of Tasmania, Australia is a continent where nature lovers, adventurers and explorers unite. The “eighth wonder of the world” - the Great Barrier Reef - is a must see destination. With over 2,900 reef systems and coral cays, the Great Barrier boasts hundreds of picturesque tropical islands and some of the world’s most beautiful beaches. Or roam the Australian Outback and take in the country’s most recognizable natural icon, Ayers Rock, which rises 1,142 feet above the plain in great monolitic glory.
Australia has a range of climates from temperate to tropical. With a land mass roughly the size of the U.S., Australia is a mosaic of mountains and deserts; green-carpeted plateaus and valleys; and dense temperate and tropical forests. While much of the Australian interior is either desert or wetland depending on the season, the vast majority of the Aussies reside on the verdant, lush lands along the coast – where most of our positions are available.
Not to be outdone by its Australasian sister, New Zealand is a breathtakingly beautiful, thrill-lover’s paradise. Rudyard Kipling proclaimed that Milford Sound was the real eighth wonder of the world. Here, Mitre Peak and its mirrored reflection in the calm lake has become the most photographed site in the Pacific. And with one jump from the Greenhithe Bridge in Auckland, New Zealand became the land where commercial bungee jumping was invented – and Kiwi slang was born ("bungee" is slang for "elastic strap").If you ever doubt the stunning beauty to be discovered in New Zealand, watch The Lord of the Rings Trilogy or The Chronicles of Narnia - just two of the many blockbusters filmed in this paradise on earth.
New Zealand is blessed with a temperate climate much like Ireland. Truly an emerald island of forests, plains, beaches and towering peaks, New Zealand has been billed as the “youngest country on earth.” The land even offers tourists a “lifeback promise" – so if a short trip to the land of Kiwis will do this, imagine what living there will do for you. A piece of outdoor paradise, New Zealand is a skiers, surfers, mountain climbers, fishers, sailors, hikers, divers, and campers nirvana. Get your life back in New Zealand? See for yourself as a locum physician Down Under.