IMGs Policy - Oxford Deanery

Dr Amit Gupta (Associate Dean, Oxford Deanery) October 4 2012The Royal College of Surgeons of England35-43 Lincoln’s Inn FieldsLondon WC2A 3PEEmail: NACPDE@rcseng.ac.ukhttp://www.rcseng.ac.uk/fds/training-advice/nacpde.Induction CoursesThe Oxford Deanery no longer runs Induction Courses specifically for IMGs.The Wessex Deanery does still run these courses, normally twice a year, onthe Isle of Wight, and is happy to accommodate any new IMGs (from Europeor outside) who might benefit. The contact is Lyn Elderfield atlyn.elderfield@iow.nhs.uk. There is not yet any formal induction process forMTI trainees (International Training Fellows), but the GMC and BMA areconsidering setting up an electronic system. The contact at the AoMRC forthe MTI Scheme is Carol Sheppard (carol.sheppard@aomrc.org.uk). Thereis more information via the AoMRC website.The BMA's very useful document entitled: "Working and Training in the UnitedKingdom National Health Service - a guide for International MedicalGraduates (IMGs)", available through its website, should also be consulted.In addition, each Trust runs its own locally-based Induction Programme,normally on the first day or two days at the start of the new appointments (inthe first week of August). Attendance at this is compulsory, as it will provideall the vital local information about working in that particular Trust.Refugee DoctorsThe Oxford Deanery also provides help for refugee and asylum-seekingdoctors based in the Oxford area, through the Oxford Refugee HealthProfessionals Support Project. This was established in 2002, and since thenhas assisted several dozen health professionals, including doctors, dentists,nurses and midwives, to start retraining with the goal of using their healthcareskills in NHS employment.The Project can help by providing assistance with preparation for the IELTSand PLAB exams, career guidance, and advice on CV presentation andinterview skills. In some cases it has been possible to arrange further supportthrough communication skills courses, clinical attachments, and employment inparamedical posts as a stepping-stone to obtaining full professional jobs in thefuture. Several Project members are now in full-time employment as doctors inthe NHS.The Project is overseen by the Associate Postgraduate Dean for IMGs, and isadministered through Refugee Resource, an Oxford-based charity servingrefugees and asylum-seekers in a variety of ways. In the first instance,