“As Doctors New to UK and NHS

Feedback from our GPR’s

“As an IMG I felt important and heard”

“Helped me to reflect on my own cultural awareness and attitudes to people”

“Having talked to trainees from other parts of the country, I realise what a good deal we have here”

“It’s great to be part of such a supportive group, especially when preparing for CSA”

North Cumbria GPTP – Approach to training of IMGs

Our approach is to raise awareness, in all trainers and registrars, of the potential difficulties faced by International Medical Graduates (IMGs), whilst at the same time valuing the rich diversity and cross cultural experiences of our IMGs. We aim to treat each GP registrar as an individual not a statistic. The small size of our programme enables us to get to know our registrars and identify their individual learning needs. 

Bridging the Gap

We offer a Bridging the Gap course to all IMG and New to NHS Doctors in Training. This is a modular course developed specifically for IMG learning needs. It includes important information about working in the NHS, cultural nuances, accent reduction, consultation skills, working with colleagues and in teams, professional relationships and how to give and receive feedback.