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  • Doctor-patient Communication Issues for International Medical Graduates: Research Findings from Australia

    Author(s)
    McGrath, Pamela
    Henderson, David
    Tamargo, J
    Holewa, HA
    Griffith University Author(s)
    McGrath, Pamela D.
    Henderson, David
    Year published
    2012
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    Abstract
    Introduction: Understanding the impact of culture on medical communication is particularly important for international medical graduates (IMGs) who enter health systems from different cultures of origin. This article presents data on IMGs' perception of the impact of cultural factors on IMG doctor-patient communication during their integration into the Australian health system. Methods: The methodology used was a descriptive qualitative methodology, using iterative, open-ended, in-depth interviews with a sample of 30 IMGs employed at a hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Results: According to subjects' comments, ...
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    Introduction: Understanding the impact of culture on medical communication is particularly important for international medical graduates (IMGs) who enter health systems from different cultures of origin. This article presents data on IMGs' perception of the impact of cultural factors on IMG doctor-patient communication during their integration into the Australian health system. Methods: The methodology used was a descriptive qualitative methodology, using iterative, open-ended, in-depth interviews with a sample of 30 IMGs employed at a hospital in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Results: According to subjects' comments, understanding patient-centered communication is a major challenge faced by IMGs during integration in the Australian health system. They perceive that this difficulty is associated with the major shift from the culture of their country of origin (described as paternalistic doctor-dominated communication system; standard practice to talk to the family and not the patient) to the very different health care culture of Australia (perceived to be more educated and informed consumers that demand high levels of information and discussion). The findings detail IMGs' experience with learning about patient-centered communication at the point of arrival, during integration and practice. Subjects' perceived the need to provide education on patient-centered communication for IMGs integrating into the Australian health system. Conclusion: There is a significant need for IMGs to be educated in cultural issues including doctor-patient communication practices in Australia.
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    Journal Title
    Education for Health
    Volume
    25
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    http://www.educationforhealth.net/text.asp?2012/25/1/48/99206
    Subject
    Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Public Health and Health Services
    Specialist Studies in Education
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/51719
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