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New UK policy on overseas doctors: What future for international medical graduates in the NHS?
BMJ 2006; 332 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.332.7548.1033 (Published 27 April 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;332:1033
- Nigel G Richardson (Nigel.Richardson@meht.nhs.uk), consultant surgeon,
- Omatseye Edema, international medical graduate
- Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7ET
EDITOR—Of 449 applications for six posts on our basic surgical training scheme which started in August 2005, 78% graduated from non-European Union (EU) countries, 61% coming from India. In all, 276 doctors from India applied for a place on a scheme in a district hospital. Anecdotal evidence suggests …
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