Supporting international medical graduates in rural Australia: A mixed methods evaluation

Rural and Remote Health

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Wright, A ^a   Ryan, M ^b   Haigh, C ^b   Sunderji, I ^c   Vijayakumar, P ^c   Smith, C ^d   Nestel, D ^e  

^a LATROBE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical skills; International medical graduates; Program evaluation; Simulation; Training programs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VICTORIA;

EID: 84860643827     PISSN: 14456354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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