International Medical Graduates

Monash Health embraces all of our internationally recruited healthcare workers. Starting a new job is usually a phase of excitement and nervousness for any person. But for internationally recruited employees, joining Monash Health also comes with the opportunity to resettle in a new country and learn a whole new health system. There are a number of overseas trained doctors working within Monash Health and each year we welcome over 150 new doctors from across the world.

Monash Health recognises that there are a range of challenges that can impact our international medical graduates (IMGs), including:

  • IMGs have not always been well orientated to our healthcare system, culture and workplace
  • IMGs often require additional support to optimise their communication with patients and healthcare workers
  • There is no single point source of information for IMGs
  • There is significant variability in medical knowledge and clinical skills of IMGs and historically, IMGs have not necessarily been employed in positions that were appropriate for their knowledge, skills and previous experience
  • There has often been limited supervision and feedback processes

Monash Health is committed to working with state and federal governments to address these issues. IMGs are employed at Monash Health in accordance with the:

International Health Professionals Victoria is a service by the Victorian Government Department of Health providing free and confidential information for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) and employers, designed as a one-stop-shop to cover work eligibility, registration, immigration, employment, regional and lifestyle information. We work in partnership with specialist colleges, regulatory, registration and government bodies to ensure that information is up to date and consistent. They can be contacted via phone 1300 IHP VIC (447842) or email IHPV@health.vic.gov.au

It is mandatory that all “IMG” HMOs have an end of term assessment completed for each rotation. The assessments are important and are allow your Principal Supervisor and Co supervisor to oversee your work performance.

Please go to the IMG Assessments page for further information.

IMG Tutorial Starter Series

Currently IMGs typically find the transition to working in an Australian hospital difficult, so they need more support to successfully work within our Organisation. The IMG tutorial Series was established in 2023 to address this issue.

Briefly, The IMG tutorial series is a sequence of 8-10 Tutorials presented twice a year and occur every Monday between 1230- 1330. The teachings will focus on areas that have been identified as challenging for our IMG colleagues and include a detailed orientation to the Australian Health Care system, clinical reasoning and a range of high priority clinical topics including managing sick patients, top tips for successfully working in Medicine, Surgery and ED.

To join the IMG Tutorial Starter Series, click HERE