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However due to the medical workforce shortage there has been a sharp rise in the employment of AMC OTDs to fill JMO positions. It is estimated that this year AMC OTD represent 25% of the JMO workforce.

This has brought a number of problems to the forefront. These doctors have very limited knowledge of the health system prior to their employment. This is further compounded by language and cultural barriers. Medical and Allied Health staff find working with AMC OTDs to be time-consuming and often complain of their inadequate knowledge of the system. There is no effort however made to train or orientate these doctors adequately to avoid this situation. We have recommended that AMC OTDs need to have at least 2-3 weeks of orientation prior to starting work. Unfortunately this may not solve issue of wide spread prejudice.

We have found that their is an increasing level of overt racial prejudice towards AMC OTDs.

We have had reports of unfair negative term assessment reports (inconsistent to previous or subsequent reports) that have been detrimental to these doctors' careers with very little effort to correct this and with no avenue for recourse.

There is very limited support for their training. Many see them as a burden to their medical teams and this is often dealt with simply by exclusion from the team or transferring the doctor to a different team. Some consultants go as far as refusing to have AMC OTDs on their team.

There is also very little understanding of the different demographic and socioeconomic status of this group of doctors in the system. I am personally aware of an AMC OTD who needed to finish her evening shift on time in order to catch the last train to get home to her 4 children. This doctor requested to hand over her patients first so she did not miss her train. The response was cruel and callous and would not have been the same had she not been an OTD. She was told it was impolite to leave first and that she just had to wait despite explaining her circumstances. She waited at the train station alone for 3 hours till the next train at 3 am.

While language barriers play a role in the negative attitudes towards these doctors there is no effort made from training bodies or a management or administrative prospective to counteract these tendencies.

THIS IS A REPORT BY AN RMO ORGANISATION ABOUT OVERSEAS DOCS IN NSW.

need to be looked at.

looking forward to comments by everyone.

thnx

peace!

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Foreign medics 'lack basic skills'
Matthew Denholm and Michael McKinnon
March 13, 2006

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That's sad! If they're so keen on choosing OTDs with a minimum of 5 years post grad experience, I wonder how some get past that simple obstruction and still manage to lack basic skills?

Nic I can't access your link. I'm curious to know what exactly are those "significant difficulties with clinical procedures"?

I hope Australia won't do sweeping generalizations that most, if not all OTDs are subject for "grave concerns".

I guess for us aspirants, there's nothing more we can do about it but to sharpen our skills and show them that we deserve to practice as doctors.

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rhonda · Credits: 3339 My Scrapbook My Reading List 10 Books

Still can't! Probably this %@$!!! firewall!

rhonda · Credits: 3339 My Scrapbook My Reading List 10 Books

Finally!
I saw the list of the "areas of weakness"...the drug brand names I can understand, all the rest seems unlikely. But then, different doctors from different countries have different trainings, so I rest my case.

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