Open AccessLongitudinal Outcome of Programmatic Assessment of International Medical Graduates
Author(s) -
Mulavana S Parvathy,
Aditee Parab,
Balakrishnan R Nair,
Carl Matheson,
Kathy Ingham,
Lynette Gunning
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
advances in medical education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-7258
DOI - 10.2147/amep.s324412
Subject(s) - medical education , certificate , phone , workforce , test (biology) , economic shortage , medicine , psychology , computer science , political science , paleontology , philosophy , linguistics , algorithm , government (linguistics) , law , biology
Australia depends on international medical graduates (IMGs) to meet workforce shortages. The current standard assessment for IMGs is by clinical examination in observed structured clinical encounter (OSCE) format lasting 200 minutes. There are concerns about adequateness of this assessment as it does not test the qualities required to practice in a new country. We introduced a programmatic performance-based assessment for IMGs to prepare them to meet these challenges. The workplace-based assessment (WBA) program involves six-month longitudinal programmatic assessments comprising of 12 mini-clinical evaluation exercises (Mini-CEX), five case-based discussions (CBD), two in-training assessments (ITAs) and two sets of multisource feedback (MSF) assessments. We assessed 254 IMGs since 2010. We conducted a survey to evaluate the satisfaction with the program and the outcomes of these doctors.