Tips from an International Medical Graduate about joining General Practice

Primary Care Knowledge Boost

For the podcast this week we spoke to Dr Abid Ali Khan, a GP trainee in East London currently on a Clinical Fellowship in Leadership (National Medical Directors Clinical Fellow). We focused on his experiences as an International Medical Graduate to gain an understanding of the challenges he faced coming to the UK. We got his advice for other International Medical Graduates and those supporting IMGs. We have a second episode out next month focusing more on what practices and staff can do to help support International Medical Graduates. A useful listen for all working in Primary Care and specifically those new to Practice in the UK and to Educational and Clinical GP Supervisors.

You can use these podcasts as part of your CPD - we don’t do certificates but they still count :)

Useful resources:

• GMC Welcome to the UK pack for International Medical Graduates and Supervisors: https://www.gmc-uk.org/about/what-we-do-and-why/learning-and-support/workshops-for-doctors/welcome-to-uk-practice
• Royal College of General Practitioners Resources for International Medical Graduates: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/blog/international-medical-graduates-support
• Royal College of General Practitioners Guide for Overseas Doctors: https://www.rcgp.org.uk/your-career/overseas-doctors-guide
• Royal College of General Practitioners International Medical Graduates Forum: https://forum.rcgp.org.uk/login
• Guide on How the NHS works (2021): https://www.nhsemployers.org/system/files/media/Working-and-training-in-NHS-2021_0.pdf
• International Medical Graduates Podcasts with Dr Raykal Sim: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ZB88fc9X1tKftnYLhRytb?si=7c906c86bee34fbf
• Our Episode on How General Practice is Funded (2024): https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-84rq4-15bc17f

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