West of Scotland Refugee Doctors Programme
Geoffrey Orr Associate Postgraduate Dean NHS Education Scotland
June 2003 STUC
Parallel Pressures
Asylum Seekers Refugee/ILTR
Doctors/Dentists IELTS PLAB GMC registration
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GMC (General Medical Council)
· Full registration EC Trained doctor after PRHO year · Provisional Registration Newly qualified EC Doctor · Limited Registration Non EC qualified Doctor
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ILELTS (International English Language Testing System)
· L istening 4 sections, 40 items, 30 minutes · Academic reading 4 sections, 40 items, 60 minutes · Academic writing 2 tasks (150 & 250 words), 60 minutes · Speaking 10 to 15 minutes June 2003 STUC
PLAB (Professional & Linguistic Assessment Board)
· IELTS score 7 or above · Part 1 200 extended matching questions 2 sitting free for refugees and ELR (GMC) · Part 2 Objective structured clinical examination 2 sittings free (Deanery)
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First Steps to Independence
· Referral · Interview · Educational contract · Refugee Doctors Database · BMA · English for doctors Glasgow University · Mentoring
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Mock IELTS Exam
7 IELTS Exam
Mock exam 5/6 Advanced Class
Foundation Class
5
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Help with IELTS
· Anniesland College · Books and tape recorder · Childcare · Zone cards · English speaking practice · Exam fees
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PLAB Preparation
· Training courses · Access to libraries · Loan of books · e- L i b r a r y · RCPSG · Clinical attachments
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Help after PLAB
· CV preparation · Interview technique · Career advice · Supernumerary post
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Distribution by region Eas tern South East 2% Wales Scotl and 2% 1% 4% South West 1% Trent 5%
Northern and Yorkshire London 8% 58%
Wes t Midlands 8%
North West 11%
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Refugee Doctors Countries of Origin
· Armenia · Iraq · Albania · Iran · Eritrea · Pakistan · Georgia · Afghanistan · Palestine · Bu r u n d i · Sudan, · Ru s s i a · U zbekistan · Co n g o · Mongolia
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West of Scotland Refugee Doctors Programme
8 non responders 11 England · 85 Enrolled 10 Time out 21 IELTS 5I 10 PLAB 5 II 5 Dentists 24 GMC Registration
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The Success Story
· 17 Doctors working in the NHS 11 in the West of Scotland 2 Asylum seekers
· 3 Dentists working 2 in the West of Scotland
· 4 Doctors job ready 2 Refugee Status 2 Asylum Seekers
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Problems
· Limited places for English Classes · I ELTS · Non progression
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June 2003 STUC