Doctor What? Doctor Where? Podcast explores international medical graduates: Exams, pathways and support
Australia’s rural health system relies heavily on overseas doctors and international medical graduates (IMGs), but their pathway into practice isn’t easy.
In the latest episode of the Doctor What? Doctor Where? Podcast, International Medical Graduates: Exams, Pathways and Support, Dr Neysan Sedaghat, Dr Mary Beth MacIsaac and Professor Belinda O’Sullivan explore what it’s really like to train and work as an IMG in Australia, and how we can better support this essential part of the workforce.
Episode guests
- Dr Neysan Sedaghat - a GP who moved from Chile and navigated the AMC assessment system.
- Dr Mary Beth MacIsaac - Director of Medical Education at Mildura Base Public Hospital
- Professor Belinda O’Sullivan - Director of Research, Monash Rural Health
Resources
- For more information about the study and training opportunities across regional Victoria, head to the Monash Rural Health website.
- The North West Victoria and Gippsland Regional Training Hubs have commissioned this podcast to help medical students and junior doctors learn more about training and practising medicine in regional Australia. Find your nearest Regional Training Hub.
The Doctor What? Doctor Where? Stories of Rural Medicine podcast is produced by Monash Rural Health’s Regional Training Hubs and supported by the Department of Health, Ageing and Disability’s Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program.