Australian Medical Council Graduates - Setting Them Up to Succeed
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Hunter New England Area Health Service
Abstract
Australian Medical Council Graduates (AMCGs) join the NSW Health system for a year of supervised training once they have successfully completed the Australian Medical Council written and clinical exams. This is a discrete cohort of the broader International Medical Graduate (IMG) population (formerly referred to as Overseas Trained Doctors). In the past they have been expected to perform on equal footing as the Australian born and trained graduates, within the same timeframe. This has placed the system under enormous pressure.
The Centre for Medical Professional Development successfully applied to the Commonwealth Dept of Health and Ageing for $77,000.00 (administered by NSWH) to pilot a professional development program to support the transition of this group of doctors to the Australian clinical setting.
The 12-month pilot addressed the needs of 15 graduates. Qualitative and quantitative outcome measures following program implementation demonstrated a 39% increase in AMCG retention, and a significant increase in knowledge, clinical competence and confidence of participants. Based on the outcomes of this pilot, NSW Health has adopted the program recommendations providing each Area Health Service with a grant of $80,000 to role the program out across the State.
This project won the 2007 NSW Health Awards, Building a Sustainable Health Workforce category, and
won the 2007 Minister's Excellence Award.
The full entry document can be downloaded in the formats listed below:
Australian Medical Council Graduates - Setting Them Up to Succeed (195KB)
Australian Medical Council Graduates - Setting Them Up to Succeed (141KB)
Download the Presentation ( pdf - 217 KB) from the 2007 NSW Health Expo.
Contact
QA Officer, Clinical Services
Hunter New England Area Health Service
Phone: 02 6767 7233
