Psychosocial Working Conditions and Well-being of International Medical Graduates in Australia: Evidence from the MABEL longitudinal survey

Abstract

Background: Shortages and maldistribution of medical practitioners, particularly in rural and remote areas, are some of the major challenges besetting health systems worldwide. In its primary attempt to offset these problems, Australia, like a range of high-income countries such as Canada, New Zealand, UK, and the USA, has been actively recruiting doctors from overseas to work in underserved areas. These international medical graduates (IMGs) represent an important segment of the Australian medical workforce, accounting for over 30 per cent of the active doctor population, with higher proportions in regional and remote locations. Over the last two decades, Australia has been drawing its IMG ..