AMA International Medical Graduate Survey

1.Are you an International Medical Graduate (IMG), i.e. is your medical qualification from a medical school outside Australia or New Zealand?(Required.)
2.In which country did you complete your initial medical training?
3.Which of the pathways are you following/ did you follow to become registered in Australia? (select options)
4.How long did it take between the initial submission of documents and obtaining registration (provisional and/or limited)?
5.(If not registered): If you have not yet obtained registration, how long have you been engaged in the process? (in months)
6.How long did it take between the initial submission of documents and obtaining registration (general)?
7.(If not registered): If you have not yet obtained registration, how long have you been engaged in the process? (in months)
8.How long have you been employed as a doctor in Australia?
9.In which area did you work when you first started working as a doctor in Australia?
10.Where are you working now?
11.In Australia are you working in the area/speciality in which you trained prior to arriving in Australia?
12.Did you have clear understanding of the training, professional development and career path available to you before you arrived in Australia?
13.Was the recency of practice requirement difficult for you to achieve while awaiting registration?
14.Were there any difficulties you overcame to meet the requirement?
15.Have you ever felt discriminated against in your work?
16.What did you feel was the reason/s for the discrimination.
17.Who discriminated against you? (more than one option can be selected)
18.Were you sponsored by an employer when you came to Australia?
19.What is your current visa status?
20.Does your visa status impact your confidence or willingness to raise concerns, claim overtime, refuse shifts etc?
21.Were you and/or your family able to access Medicare when you started working as a doctor in Australia?
22.Do you feel you had an adequate orientation to the Australia heath system?
23.Do you feel you had an adequate orientation to your workplace?
24.Do you have a workplace or career mentor?
25.What cultural, social and personal supports were provided to you when you first started working in Australia?
26.What cultural, social and personal supports would have benefitted you when you first started working in Australia?
27.Are you, or have you been subject to the 10-year moratorium?
28.Under the moratorium, IMGs are restricted for 10 years as to where they can work and access Medicare benefits, although they can use ‘scaling’ to reduce the amount of actual time they are subject to the moratorium.
29.(if you answered current under moratorium) Do you plan to stay in your current practice/location after completing your moratorium obligation?
30.Would any of the following factors have influenced your decision to remain working in a Distribution Priority Area or a District of Workforce Shortage area after completing your moratorium obligations? (select all that apply).
31.What did you enjoy about living in Regional, Rural, and Remote areas?
32.What incentives would encourage you to work outside of metropolitan areas?
33.According to you what do you see as the greatest failing/biggest issue for IMGs in Australia?
34.Are you familiar with state and territories EBAs and the associated legislation?
35.Do you have more information you want to tell us about your experience as an IMG and/or IMGs generally?
36.Rate the next question of a scale of 1-5 (1 being not agree at all and 5 being agree completely).
37.All things considered; I am glad I embarked on a journey to become a doctor in Australia.