IMGs: Health Service supported pathways to General Registration and integration into the rural medical workforce

IMGs: Health Service supported pathways to General Registration and integration into the rural medical workforce

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Marten HowesMarten HowesStaff Specialist Emergency Physician & Director Clinical Training at Bunbury Hospital, Western Australia Country Health Services – South West

Has been in Bunbury for 20 years working full time as a Specialist Emergency Physician and Deputy Director of the Emergency Department, and since 2022 has taken on the role of Director Clinical Training. Bunbury and the SouthWest of WA is heavily reliant on IMGs for its healthcare workforce and the introduction of structured education training and assessment pathways, promoted and supported by Medical Administration and the Medical Education Unit has boosted our ability to attract, retain, and develop IMG doctors as they progress successfully to independent practice in our Region

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  • Workforce shortage in rural areas
  • High reliance on IMGs
  • Health Service and Medical Education Unit offers a supported pathway to General Registration
  • The success of this pathway has boosted recruitment and retention for the Health Service, and increased the rural retention of doctors
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