General atmosphere for US Trained physio's looking to live in NZ

[Fyzzio]

Hi,
I wouldn't have a clue, really.
But from hearsay ... apparently the US cardioresp. training does not meet NZ standards. Neither medical nor surgical.
But your own training might have been different. Who knows.

[DEccles]

Thanks for your input. I'm going to look into contacting the NZ boards and see if they've any preliminary input on US Doctor of Physical Therapy degrees in general; the application doesn't list anything specific enough to show any glaring deficits in the US curriculum at face value. Cheers

[JAPhysio]

Hi there!

I also have my DPT from the US.
However, I received my BSc. Physical Therapy from Jamaica. I submitted both curricula to the board and received my registration without any need for additional courses or doing a competency exam.

I got my registration approved in October 2016 and have been happily employed since December 2016. The environment is great! I'm in Auckland so I can only speak specifically about that area, but it has been a very good working experience. New Zealand is truly an amazing country to start and build with your family.

Feel free to shoot me a private message for more info. I'd be happy to help!