❓ Ms Mettam questions the WA government about the hiring of Junior Medical Officers, specifically focusing on International Medical Graduates (IMGs) and their countries of origin. The government provides data on offers made and accepted, including a breakdown by country for IMGs.
AnsweredQoN 633Legislative Assembly
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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 first half of 2023; (b) of the offers of employment to Junior Medical Officers to commence work in the WA health system during the first 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) 1285
(b) 1219
(c)-(e)
International Medical Graduates must be suitably qualified to be offered a position.
Country
Number of offers accepted
Armenia
<5
Bangladesh
5
Belarus
<5
Brazil
<5
China
6
Cuba
<5
Ecuador
<5
Egypt
7
Georgia
<5
Germany
<5
India
32
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
7
Iraq
<5
Ireland
<5
Kenya
<5
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
<5
Malaysia
17
Myanmar
9
Nepal
<5
New Zealand
<5
Nigeria
7
Pakistan
22
Philippines
<5
Poland
<5
Republic of Ireland
123
Russian Federation
<5
Samoa
<5
Slovenia
<5
South Africa
<5
Sri Lanka
10
Sudan
<5
Ukraine
<5
United Kingdom
34
(f) Yes
(b) 1219
(c)-(e)
International Medical Graduates must be suitably qualified to be offered a position.
Country
Number of offers accepted
Armenia
<5
Bangladesh
5
Belarus
<5
Brazil
<5
China
6
Cuba
<5
Ecuador
<5
Egypt
7
Georgia
<5
Germany
<5
India
32
Iran, Islamic Republic Of
7
Iraq
<5
Ireland
<5
Kenya
<5
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
<5
Malaysia
17
Myanmar
9
Nepal
<5
New Zealand
<5
Nigeria
7
Pakistan
22
Philippines
<5
Poland
<5
Republic of Ireland
123
Russian Federation
<5
Samoa
<5
Slovenia
<5
South Africa
<5
Sri Lanka
10
Sudan
<5
Ukraine
<5
United Kingdom
34
(f) Yes
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