Accreditation process for International Medical Graduates Accreditation process for International Medical Graduates An international medical graduate is a physician who leaves the country where he or she completed the undergraduate and sometimes postgraduate studies in medicine and moves to another country either for higher postgraduate studies or for employment purposes. Some countries like USA, UK and Canada have entry exams like USMLE or Professional and Linguistic Assessment Board test (PLAB) which allows the overseas graduates to gain local registration in order to practice medicine in these respective countries. Subsequently once they obtain the local registration most of these doctors are allowed to continue their employment and
Inquiry process into registration and accreditation processes for international medical graduates Inquiry process into registration and accreditation processes for international medical graduates Inquiry into Registration Processes and Support for Overseas Trained Doctors was an evidence gathering exercise that took place in Australia, looking at a global medical workforce issue. The inquiry process into the accreditation process for International Medical Graduates and other matters was initiated after a question was put forward in front of the Australian parliament in September 2010 by Hon Warren Entsch, one of the elected representatives from the rural Australia. The question that was raised was regarding the sudden deregistration of a highly qualified cardiologist practicing as a