The RACGP says it is increasingly concerned about the lack of information on the Medical Board of Australia’s plan to fast-track IMGs into the country…
Earlier this week, we reported on an AHPRA press release announcing a “surge” in the number of overseas doctors coming to Australia as a result…
On Tuesday morning came news of a major breakthrough in the grand plan to dramatically increase IMG numbers to fix the nation’s medical workforce shortage.…
Almost half of candidates have passed a notorious IMG exam, compared with a historical pass rate of around 30%. The Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI)…
“I was operating on a militia person when his colleagues came inside the operating theatre with guns and rocket-propelled grenades. “They did not respect anything…
When Dr Tessa de Speville came to Australia from Mauritius aged 18, she had no idea of the bureaucratic limbo that awaited. “My brother was…
The Federal Government doesn’t doubt that Australia needs more IMGs to patch the medical workforce, hence its plan to shrink the role of medical colleges…
The AMA has hit out at health ministers’ demands to fast-track specialist IMGs into the health system amid concerns their skills will not be subject…
An IMG has been suspended, along with two other doctors, after she was allowed to treat patients unsupervised while on provisional registration — even after…
More than one in two doctors newly registered in Australia last year were IMGs, with figures showing annual arrivals have risen by 50% since pre-COVID-19…
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