McGrath Pam, Henderson Saras, Holewa Hamish A, Henderson David, Tamargo John
Population and Social Health Research Program, Centre of National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4131, Australia.
Aust Health Rev. 2012 Aug;36(3):296-300. doi: 10.1071/AH11082.
In Australia, 25% of international medical graduates (IMGs) make up the medical workforce. Concern is expressed in the literature about the lack of awareness and knowledge of issues that impinge on IMGs' education. Although there is literature alluding to difficulties IMGs face with undertaking the Australian Medical Council (AMC) examination, there is little research detailing this experience. We therefore explored IMGs' reflections on facilitators and barriers in undertaking the AMC examination.
After ethics approval, in-depth telephone interviews were conducted with 30 IMGs selected from a hospital in Queensland. Data were coded and analysed using thematic analysis principles. Results. Two facilitating themes were identified: ability to sit for the first part of the examination in country of origin; and having access to resources such as bridging courses and study groups. Three themes represented barriers: not understanding procedural steps; financial issues; and lack of information on examination content and standards.
The themes provide new insights and add depth to existing literature that can be used to improve procedural processes and education for IMGs towards successful outcomes in the AMC examination.
在澳大利亚，25%的国际医学毕业生构成了医疗劳动力。文献中表达了对影响国际医学毕业生教育的问题缺乏认识和了解的担忧。尽管有文献提及国际医学毕业生在参加澳大利亚医学委员会（AMC）考试时面临的困难，但很少有研究详细描述这一经历。因此，我们探讨了国际医学毕业生对参加AMC考试的促进因素和障碍的看法。
在获得伦理批准后，对从昆士兰州一家医院挑选的30名国际医学毕业生进行了深入的电话访谈。使用主题分析原则对数据进行编码和分析。结果。确定了两个促进主题：能够在原籍国参加考试的第一部分；以及能够获得诸如衔接课程和学习小组等资源。三个主题代表了障碍：不理解程序步骤；财务问题；以及缺乏关于考试内容和标准的信息。
这些主题为现有文献提供了新的见解并加深了其深度，可用于改进国际医学毕业生参加AMC考试取得成功结果的程序流程和教育。
