❓ WA parliamentary question regarding the increase in International Medical Graduate (IMG) applications and subsequent employment offers within the WA health system, revealing the countries of origin and acceptance rates.
AnsweredQoN 626Legislative Assembly
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I refer to Question On Notice No. 163 asked in the Legislative Council on 21 May 2025, I ask, in relation to the 70% increase in 2024 of International Medical Graduate (IMG) applications, from 66 different countries, for positions available within the Western Australian (WA) health system : (a) What were the 66 countries applicants came from; (b) Of the over 500 offers of employment to Junior Medical Officers to commence work in the WA health system during the second half of 2025 how many were accepted; (c) How many of the offers were accepted by IMGs; (d) What is the breakdown of countries the IMGs who accepted offers came from; (e) How many graduates came from each country in (d); and (f) Were all other offers to Australian trained graduates?
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Answered
15 October 2025
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
7 days
(a)
The countries of primary medical degree represented include Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, the British Indian Ocean Territory, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe, and other countries.
(b)
467
(c)- (e)
International Medical Graduates must be suitably qualified to be offered a position.
Country
Number of offers accepted
India
11
Italy
<5
Malaysia
8
Myanmar
<5
Pakistan
<5
Portugal
<5
Republic of Ireland
344
United Kingdom
68
(f) Yes
The countries of primary medical degree represented include Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, the British Indian Ocean Territory, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Georgia, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Latvia, Libya, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, the Republic of Ireland, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe, and other countries.
(b)
467
(c)- (e)
International Medical Graduates must be suitably qualified to be offered a position.
Country
Number of offers accepted
India
11
Italy
<5
Malaysia
8
Myanmar
<5
Pakistan
<5
Portugal
<5
Republic of Ireland
344
United Kingdom
68
(f) Yes
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