Grunt language versus accent: the perceived communication barriers between international medical graduates and patients in Central Wheatbelt catchments

Due to the chronic shortages of GPs in Australian rural and remote regions, considerable numbers of international medical graduates (IMG) have been recruited. IMG experience many difficulties when relocating to Australia with one of the most significant being effective GP patient communication. Give...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sommer, J., Macdonald, W., Bulsara, C., Lim, David
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Australian Journal of Primary Health, La Trobe University 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19579