Pathways to practice: Overseas trained psychiatrists' experiences of the processes involved in commencing professional practice in Australasia

Australasian Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-27

  Huthwaite, Mark ^a   Short, Jacqueline ^a   Garg, Vikas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Shellharbour Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australasia; experiences; overseas trained psychiatrists; RANZCP; workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHIATRIST; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; WORK EXPERIENCE; ADULT; EDUCATION; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LICENSING; MANPOWER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPECIALIZATION; STANDARD;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALASIA; DATA COLLECTION; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMANS; LICENSURE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHIATRY; SPECIALIZATION;

EID: 84864024048     PISSN: 10398562     EISSN: 14401665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1039856211430143     Document Type: Article

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