The Psychiatrists Training Initiative: developing an educational framework for international medical graduates in rural psychiatry.

Publisher: Sage Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9613603 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1440-1665 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10398562 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Australas Psychiatry Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2012- : London : Sage
Original Publication: Carlton, VIC : Blackwell Science

Curriculum* ; Foreign Medical Graduates* ; Rural Health Services*; Cultural Competency/*education ; Psychiatry/*education; Acculturation ; Australia ; Humans ; Professional Practice Location ; Workforce

Objective: The aim of this paper is to outline challenges and responses in providing a holistic approach to designing and delivering education to international medical graduates (IMGs) undertaking the role of consultant psychiatrists in a rural setting. This paper examines processes underpinning the educational framework with consideration to acculturation issues in Latrobe Regional Hospital's (LRH) Psychiatrists Training Initiative.
Conclusions: To engage and encourage consultant psychiatrist IMGs in an Australian rural setting, it is paramount that educational frameworks incorporate strong elements of communication skills, cross cultural communication and language, with focus on the individual and the group as part of the community.

Comment in: Australas Psychiatry. 2009 Jun;17(3):246-7. (PMID: 19415788)

Date Created: 20070914 Date Completed: 20080226 Latest Revision: 20181201

20231215

10.1080/10398560701452197

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