7d. From IMG to FRACGP and long term collegue: a how-to guide
Tracks
Stream 4
| Sunday, May 24, 2026 |
| 13:15 - 14:00 |
| Room C3.3 |
Details
The presentation will describe how to successfully recruit and retain international medical graduates from a variety of sources.
It will provide a step by step guide as to how to implement this in practice and help attendees grow their practice and provide their communities with better access to primary health care.
It will provide a step by step guide as to how to implement this in practice and help attendees grow their practice and provide their communities with better access to primary health care.
Speaker
Mr Kon Kakris
GPs In Training Faculty Manager
RACGP
Chairperson
13:15 - 14:00
Dr Ian Kamerman
Managing Director
Northwest Health
From IMG to FRACGP and long term collegue: a how-to guide
13:15 - 14:00
Ian is a passionate rural generalist who has grown his practice from one doctor and one registrar to 25 doctors covering Tamworth and 3 surrounding towns. Most he has recruited from overseas, but some are also local, and all are keen on staying and working together, with many now supervisors themselves.
Ian is a member of the Rural and NSW/ACT Faculty Councils and is also the SLO for FSP. In his role as Federal AMA Chair of the Council of Rural Doctors he argued passionately for the set up of a similar council for IMGs, which commenced last year.
Ian's interests apart from rural GP training, are in addiction and palliative medicine along with VAD. Outside of medicine Ian enjoys expanding his knowledge of wine.
