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| NewsIntealth's statement on Navigating Change: Embracing the Role of International Medical Graduates as the United States Enters a Period of Transition. World Health Organization Guidance on Health Practitioner Regulation: An Overview. The GMC has published its annual update on work to tackle discrimination and inequality in medicine and progress against its commitment to eliminate discrimination, disadvantage and unfairness in medical education and training. The Medical Council of Ireland has published its 2023 annual report, capturing data and trends on the number of doctors registered, complaints received, and investigations concluded. Australia’s health practitioner regulators have worked in collaboration to develop a Joint Statement that sends a strong message that family violence is unacceptable. For more information, link here A study has highlighted the challenges of medical education in Somalia, drawing attention to the proliferation of schools without adequate quality control, the critical shortage and maldistribution of skilled health professionals, and the absence of a comprehensive regulatory framework as significant challenges facing Somalia’s healthcare system. International Medical Graduates and the Physician Workforce A Special Communication published July 15, 2024, in JAMA suggests that international medical graduates (IMGs) represent a potential solution to the shortage and geographic maldistribution of physicians in the U.S., but systemic policy changes at the national level are needed to make it happen. EventsAnnual Capacity Building Workshop Integrated Health Regulation and Leadership in Building Resilient Health Systems Abuja, Nigeria 7-11 April 2024 27th Annual Scientific Conference Regulator 2.0 | The Balanced Approach Uganda 26 – 31 July 2025 ACEN Events Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing ACCME Learn to Thrive 2025 April 23-25, 2025, Chicago, USA https://accme.org/event/learn-to-thrive-2025/ Communication Information on all IAMRA events is available on the IAMRA website and also on the IAMRA LinkedIn company page. We will also share information with you regularly by email. We encourage you to follow us on LinkedIn for regular posts and other updates on our activities. |