Officer: Dr Dhanesha Seneviratne-Epa

 

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International Medical Graduates (IMGs) are often exposed to substantial stressors - both physical and mental - when arriving in any new country and having to practice Medicine in an unfamiliar cultural and industrial context. As junior medical officers of the JMO Forum, we aim to increase the awareness of the support systems in place for IMGs and to augment their understanding of the Australian medical system. This is even more imperative after the recent implementation of the national Australian Medical Board in July 2010.

 

The PMCV in collaboration with the Victorian Department of Health and the Australian Medical Board arrange a variety of events to orient new medical practitioners to the Australian Health System. Current initiatives include:

1. Hitting the Ground Running Program: a 2-day centralised orientation program for IMGs;
   2 day HTGR program information and registration
   
   
2. International Medical Graduates CV and Interview Preparation Workshop;
   CV and interview preparation
    
3. IMG information sessions
    
4. Medical Careers Expo - information and support;

Other PMCV projects include implementation/review of:

1. Pre-Employment Structured Clinical Interview (PESCI) Accreditation Process
2. Review of the Competent Authority pathway of the AMC
3. Centralised Orientation and support programs
4. IMG supervision modules
5. IMG mentoring program / modules
6. Supporting IMGs to progress to general registration.