AMA International Medical Graduate Survey Question Title * 1. Are you an International Medical Graduate (IMG), i.e. is your medical qualification from a medical school outside Australia or New Zealand? Yes No Question Title * 2. In which country did you complete your initial medical training? Question Title * 3. Which of the pathways are you following/ did you follow to become registered in Australia? (select options) The Standard Pathway. Competent Authority Pathway. Specialist Training Pathway. Short Term Specialist Training Pathway. Other (please specify) Question Title * 4. How long did it take between the initial submission of documents and obtaining registration (provisional and/or limited)? Not yet registered In months Question Title * 5. (If not registered): If you have not yet obtained registration, how long have you been engaged in the process? (in months) Question Title * 6. How long did it take between the initial submission of documents and obtaining registration (general)? Not yet registered In months Question Title * 7. (If not registered): If you have not yet obtained registration, how long have you been engaged in the process? (in months) Question Title * 8. How long have you been employed as a doctor in Australia? Question Title * 9. In which area did you work when you first started working as a doctor in Australia? Metro Outer metro Regional Outer regional Remote Question Title * 10. Where are you working now? Metro Outer metro Regional Outer regional Remote Question Title * 11. In Australia are you working in the area/speciality in which you trained prior to arriving in Australia? Yes No Question Title * 12. Did you have clear understanding of the training, professional development and career path available to you before you arrived in Australia? Yes No Question Title * 13. Was the recency of practice requirement difficult for you to achieve while awaiting registration? Yes No Question Title * 14. Were there any difficulties you overcame to meet the requirement? Question Title * 15. Have you ever felt discriminated against in your work? Yes No Question Title * 16. What did you feel was the reason/s for the discrimination. Visa Status Communication Skills Country of origin Gender Other (please specify) - *Please do not identity anyone involved* Question Title * 17. Who discriminated against you? (more than one option can be selected) Colleagues Patient Supervisors Employer Other (please specify) - *Please do not identity anyone involved* Question Title * 18. Were you sponsored by an employer when you came to Australia? Yes No Question Title * 19. What is your current visa status? Question Title * 20. Does your visa status impact your confidence or willingness to raise concerns, claim overtime, refuse shifts etc? Yes No Question Title * 21. Were you and/or your family able to access Medicare when you started working as a doctor in Australia? Yes No Other (please specify) Question Title * 22. Do you feel you had an adequate orientation to the Australia heath system? Yes No Question Title * 23. Do you feel you had an adequate orientation to your workplace? Yes No Question Title * 24. Do you have a workplace or career mentor? Yes No Question Title * 25. What cultural, social and personal supports were provided to you when you first started working in Australia? Question Title * 26. What cultural, social and personal supports would have benefitted you when you first started working in Australia? Question Title * 27. Are you, or have you been subject to the 10-year moratorium? Yes No Question Title * 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. Currently subject to moratorium Previously subject to moratorium Never been subject to moratorium Unsure Question Title * 29. (if you answered current under moratorium) Do you plan to stay in your current practice/location after completing your moratorium obligation? Yes No Question Title * 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). Greater financial incentives Changes in family circumstances to favour staying Greater capacity to pursue career opportunities without relocating Greater opportunities to pursue training programs without relocating Non-financial benefits/incentives e.g flexibility airflights Other (please specify) Question Title * 31. What did you enjoy about living in Regional, Rural, and Remote areas? Question Title * 32. What incentives would encourage you to work outside of metropolitan areas? Question Title * 33. According to you what do you see as the greatest failing/biggest issue for IMGs in Australia? Question Title * 34. Are you familiar with state and territories EBAs and the associated legislation? Yes No Question Title * 35. Do you have more information you want to tell us about your experience as an IMG and/or IMGs generally? Question Title * 36. Rate the next question of a scale of 1-5 (1 being not agree at all and 5 being agree completely). Question Title * 37. All things considered; I am glad I embarked on a journey to become a doctor in Australia. Done