Thread: Many issues affecting overseas doctors in Australia

Many issues affecting overseas doctors in Australia

• Issues of concern/reference for International Medical Graduates (IMG’s)
• 1) General registration pathway for AMC – <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Urgent need for COAG work place assessments for IMG’s</B> due to the prolonged waiting periods for AMC clinical examination causing delay in qualification and progress of already practicing IMG’s. (ref- P Noonan- Skilling the existing work force an Australian Industry group project )
• 2) <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Urgent need for legislation to control and supervise the college accreditation process of overseas specialist qualifications</B>- due to lack of transparency as well as marked inconsistencies and unpredictability in the assessment process and the delay due to appeal processes.
• 3) Appeal for <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Equal standing in the pathways of registration for all the non-Australian doctors</B> holding similar qualifications irrespective of their nationality once they meet necessary criteria.
• 4) Immediate need to address the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Lack of coordination and communication between regulatory authorities such as AMC and AHPRA</B>, employment authorities and the colleges causing obstruction to the training progress of the International Medical Graduates (IMG’s).
• 5) <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Urgent need for streamlining the pathway of progress for IMG’s already employed in Australia</B> with an approach towards creating better training opportunities for these doctors rather than humiliating them with obstructive policies.