Buzz Burrell: General Practitioners Aotearoa Chair on the expanded pathways for overseas-trained doctors
The Mike Hosking Breakfast · Newstalk ZB
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Show Notes
The Medical Council's expanding pathways for doctors trained overseas to work in New Zealand.
GP registrations from the US, Canada, and Singapore are being fast tracked, and doctors trained in Chile, Luxembourg, and Croatia will be recognised as eligible for provisional general registration.
Timeframes for UK, Ireland, and Australian specialist assessments are also being shortened.
But General Practitioners Aotearoa Chair Buzz Burrell told Heather du Plessis-Allan 60% of international doctors leave after two years.
He says we need to work on retaining doctors and not being an immigration agency for Australia.
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