کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4197871 1609024 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
International medical graduates mandated to practise in rural Australia are highly unsatisfied: Results from a national survey of doctors
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی سیاست های بهداشت و سلامت عمومی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
International medical graduates mandated to practise in rural Australia are highly unsatisfied: Results from a national survey of doctors
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectivesRural communities worldwide are increasingly reliant on international medical graduates (IMGs) to provide health care access, with many countries utilising health policies which mandate IMGs to practise only in rural designated areas of (medical) workforce shortage for many years. The objective of this study is to analyse the satisfaction of IMGs in their current work location, particularly in relation to the effect of mandating IMGs to small rural communities.MethodsWe used data of 3502 general practitioners (GPs) from Wave 2 of the Medicine in Australia: Balancing Employment and Life (MABEL) longitudinal study of Australian doctors. The main outcome measures were the level of professional and non-professional satisfaction expressed by GPs with respect to various job and social aspects.ResultsWe found that non-professional satisfaction of mandated IMGs was significantly lower across all social aspects, whilst professional satisfaction was also significantly lower for most job aspects relating to their professional autonomy. In contrast, non-mandated IMGs were similarly satisfied compared to Australian trained GPs.ConclusionsMandated IMGs are currently filling a critical shortage in rural areas of Australia. However, long-term success of this policy is problematic unless outstanding issues affecting their significantly reduced professional and non-professional satisfaction can be addressed.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Health Policy - Volume 108, Issues 2–3, December 2012, Pages 133–139
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