“The overseas-trained doctors who work in our system are very good and every day they save the lives of Queenslanders, and without them we wouldn’t have a health system,” Mr Beattie said.
AMA statement
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has itself stepped in to urge people not be afraid of overseas-trained doctors.
AMA president Dr Rosanna Capolingua today defended the recruitment of internationally trained doctors to Australia, saying they were an invaluable part of the health system.
She said she understood there might be some anxiety about seeing foreign doctors following the questioning of two overseas-trained doctors in Australia over the thwarted terror attacks in London and Glasgow.
“It is a natural feeling for people to feel disturbed about what has happened and I am sure Australians, particularly ones who are just encountering an overseas-trained doctor and don’t have a relationship with them, that they will feel a little anxious,” Dr Capolingua told reporters in Adelaide.
“Overseas-trained doctors have been an essential part of our workforce for many years.
“I don’t want patients to be frightened to see their doctor.”
http://www.worldnewsaustralia.com.au/region.php?id=138180®ion=7
Well ya’ll just go ahead, I’ll just stick with my American doctors.
Sounds like Political Correctness to me!