Medical board regime for IMG supervision branded ‘unacceptable’
They say many doctors are working in rural areas unsupervised or with supervisors who don't have specialist registration.
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GP says he still can’t recruit IMGs despite govt green light
Dr Brad Cranney says securing status as a distribution priority area has been a waste of time
At least 500 IMGs in Australia unable to work, claims AMA
Its president says it's time to unlock this untapped workforce of doctors.
‘I can’t go on forever’: Retired GP returns to help his struggling practice
With no help from the government, Dr John Chung's former colleagues have turned to him instead.
Labor pledges greater freedom for IMGs on the 10-year moratorium scheme
It says, if elected, all MM2 and select MM1 locations will be opened up for doctors on the 10-year moratorium.
GPs fined for letting unregistered doc treat patients alone
The IMG was authorised only for a clinical observership but was allowed to treat two patients while his regular supervising GP was away.
Why is this clinical exam turning IMGs into rejects?
Dr Rodney Catton says the exam is unfair and exacerbating the doctor shortage on places reliant on IMGs.
Pass rates for mandatory IMG clinical exam revealed for the first time
Greg Hunt says that, while the PESCI 'might seem burdensome', it remains necessary to protect patient safety.
State to lure overseas doctors with $8k cash incentives
WA Minister for Health Roger Cook says more than 200 junior doctors from the UK and Ireland are set to arrive in the next few weeks.
Health department boss admits major shortfall in GP training numbers
He says Australia will remain reliant on IMGs until at least half of all medical graduates start entering the specialty.
