NTGPE’s Cultural Immersion strategy has been growing momentum over the past 2 years with all medical students engaged in remote clinical placements reflecting and sharing their experiences on NTGPE’s interactive blog online. Dr Hung The Nguyen recently presented the early successes of NTGPEConnect at the 2nd Medbiquitous and International Virtual Patients Conference in the UK. While he was there he was interviewed about NTGPE’s use of Web 2.0 technology to support learners. You can listen to the interview by clicking here.

The success of this technology has been such that NTGPE has looked to use the technology more broadly in its educational and business activity to ensure program participants and key stakeholders have the opportunity to engage with NTGPE and each other and continue learning from the experiences they gain from their time in the Territory.

This unique course focuses on clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes as well as cultural competence in the Australian health system. The course provides IMGs with a structured, clinically relevant and exam focused clinical course. The course aims to support IMGs to be clinically effective and to enable their self-evaluation of their clinical knowledge, skills and attitudes as they affect professional behaviors within the Australian Health System. Courses run yearly at various locations nationally depending on need. Current locations include Major cities in the Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria and Queensland.