❓ This parliamentary question seeks data on the recruitment of Junior Medical Officers, particularly International Medical Graduates (IMGs), into the WA health system during the second half of 2023. The response provides figures on offers made and accepted, with a breakdown of IMG origins.
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I refer to Question On Notice No. 163 asked in the Legislative Council on 21 May 2025, in relation to International Medical Graduate (IMG) applications for positions available within the Western Australian (WA) health system, and I ask : (a) How many offers of employment were made to Junior Medical Officers to commence work in the WA health system during the second half of 2023; (b) of the offers of employment to Junior Medical Officers to commence work in the WA health system during the second half of 2023 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) 415
(b) 372
(c)-(e)
International Medical Graduates must be suitably qualified to be offered a position.
Country
Number of offers accepted
Bangladesh
<5
India
<5
Ireland
12
Myanmar
<5
Pakistan
<5
Republic of Ireland
308
Russian Federation
<5
Sri Lanka
<5
Ukraine
<5
United Kingdom
24
(f) Yes
(b) 372
(c)-(e)
International Medical Graduates must be suitably qualified to be offered a position.
Country
Number of offers accepted
Bangladesh
<5
India
<5
Ireland
12
Myanmar
<5
Pakistan
<5
Republic of Ireland
308
Russian Federation
<5
Sri Lanka
<5
Ukraine
<5
United Kingdom
24
(f) Yes
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