Moving to Australia in 2025? Don’t Forget Your CPD Home
If you're an international medical graduate (IMG) coming to Australia, there's a lot to think about—new systems, new processes, new abbreviations. But one requirement that often slips under the radar is your CPD Home.
Since 1 January 2024, every doctor practising in Australia—unless explicitly exempt—must have a CPD Home. This is part of the Medical Board of Australia’s push to improve professional performance and accountability across the system. If you’re registered and practising, you need to be enrolled with an accredited CPD Home to stay compliant. That applies even if you’re a locum, working part-time, or newly arrived from overseas.
Many IMGs don’t realise this—and by the time they do, they’re already at risk of non-compliance. That’s because the CPD year runs from 1st January to 31st December, regardless of when you register. So if you register on, say, 15 August 2025, you’re still required to complete enough CPD activities to meet your annual obligations by New Year’s Eve.
There’s some good news, though.
If you register in Australia after 1 July, you may be eligible for a pro rata CPD requirement—Osler CPD Home can help with that. Just email support@oslercommunity.com and we’ll walk you through it. Note, reductions are based on your registration date, NOT the date you start work.
Better yet, you can backdate your activities to 1 January 2025. So if you attended conferences, watched update videos, or completed assessments before arriving, don’t waste them—join now and start logging your CPD today.
And here’s a little welcome gift: use the code IMG2025 to get $60 off your Osler CPD Home membership for 2025, bringing the price down to just $215.
So when you pack for your big move, don’t forget the essentials:
Swimsuit
Sunscreen (lots!)
An Osler CPD Home membership
We’ll make sure you hit the ground running—compliant, supported, and CPD-ready.
