Nageswaran Priyanka, Nageswaran Pratheeshaa, Gajanan Kantappa
Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Future Healthc J. 2023 Nov;10(3):296-300. doi: 10.7861/fhj.2022-0133.
International medical graduates (IMGs) face countless challenges when migrating to a new healthcare system, of which understanding the UK appraisal and revalidation system is one. We investigated whether provision of educational material on appraisals would improve IMGs' confidence in their understanding of the UK appraisal system. A prospective pre-post interventional study aimed at IMGs was carried out between 25 February 2022 and 9 March 2022. A mixed-methods survey was undertaken pre (n=519) and post (n=63) intervention. The pre-interventional survey highlighted IMGs' lack of experience and knowledge of the General Medical Council (GMC) appraisal and revalidation process. Postinterventional responses showed a significantly higher confidence rating in IMGs' understanding of the UK appraisal process (p<0.001). Utilising simple educational tools can be beneficial for IMGs to gain confidence in navigating appraisals and help bridge the attainment gap when entering a new healthcare system. Barriers, such as lack of knowledge, can be easily rectified without the need for significant investment.
国际医学毕业生（IMGs）在迁移到新的医疗体系时面临无数挑战，其中理解英国的评估和再认证体系就是其一。我们调查了提供评估方面的教育材料是否会提高IMGs对英国评估体系理解的信心。2022年2月25日至2022年3月9日期间，针对IMGs开展了一项前瞻性干预前后研究。在干预前（n = 519）和干预后（n = 63）进行了一项混合方法调查。干预前的调查突出了IMGs对英国医学总会（GMC）评估和再认证过程缺乏经验和了解。干预后的反馈显示，IMGs对英国评估过程的理解信心评级显著更高（p<0.001）。使用简单的教育工具对IMGs在评估中获得信心以及在进入新的医疗体系时缩小成就差距可能有益。诸如知识缺乏等障碍可以轻松纠正，无需大量投入。
