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Podcasts for IMGs

Tune into topical news, views and experts on the go.  From practical soundbites to professional pep talks, catch up on our podcasts anytime – online, subscribe or download to your device.

In our IMG headliner series we discuss the challenges of being an International Medical Graduate and how as colleagues in the healthcare system, we can support to bridge the language and cultural divide

IMGs: Easing the transition into the NHS

Looking after our valuable international medical graduates (IMGs) is incredibly important. There is no standardised induction process for them in the NHS (yet) and they make up a large majority of our workforce. In this podcast we discuss challenges faced by IMGs when they start working in the NHS.

Listen to "IMGs: Easing the transition into the NHS" on Spreaker.

IMGs: Connecting with patients

We know from the GMC survey in 2021 that IMGs are 60% more likely to be referred to the FTP panel and communication plays a big part in this. In this podcast we discuss the importance of empathy with a patient receiving regular healthcare.

Listen to "IMGs: Connecting with patients" on Spreaker.

Shared care decision making

In this podcast we’ll hear once more from our expert patient about the importance of shared care decision making within healthcare. Paternalistic care has long been status quo, however, the insights shared directly from the patient in this podcast may persuade you otherwise.

Listen to "IMGs: Shared care decision making" on Spreaker.

IMGs: Navigating culture and teamwork

IMGs have shared they can experience a range of cultural challenges when navigating working within the NHS. This podcast explores the ways in which IMGs can delegate respectfully, integrate into team working and avoid common pitfalls.

Listen to "IMGs: Navigating culture and teamwork" on Spreaker.

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Dr Kunal Kothari

GP Partner, Bute House Medical Centre, Luton and Training Programme Director East of England Deanery

Kunal completed his MBBS in 2001 from Gujarat, India. He is currently a GP Partner at Bute House Medical Centre - an urban teaching practice in Luton for the last 11 years. He is the Diabetes and Finance lead at the practice. He has a particular interest in lifestyle medicine and metabolic disorders. He is also the deputy director for Hatters Health network - one of the PCNs in Luton. He led the PCN to get approval as a learning organisation.

He is also a GP appraiser and GP Trainer. He went on to become Training Programme Director for Luton GPVTS in 2017 and currently is an area TPD for Bedfordshire region.

He has been in a clinical support role for international medical graduate training for the last 2 years with East of England deanery primary school and has created a soft-skills support package for international medical graduates with his colleagues to help reduce differential attainment.

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Professor Sujesh Bansal

Consultant Anaesthetist & Honorary Clinical Professor, MAHSC
Director - Manchester International Fellowship Programme
Associate Director of Medical Education
LED Administrator

Professor Sujesh Bansal is a Consultant Anaesthetist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and Honorary Clinical Professor, MAHSC.

He started training in anaesthesia in 1997 and was awarded MD in Anaesthesiology following a research in high-risk obstetric anaesthesia. He has a specialist clinical interest in anaesthesia for oncology, transplant and inpatient pain management.

He has a busy educational portfolio and is the Director of Manchester International Fellowship Scheme, a multi-speciality scheme and is also Associate Director of Medical Education for the Trust with remit of about 800 Locally Employed Doctors in the Trust.

He has specific interest in induction, supervision, support and career progression of overseas doctors and LEDs. He is regularly invited all over the UK to train Educational Supervisors in the field of ‘Supporting and Supervising International Doctors’.

He conceptualised and developed national online Induction for International Doctors that won multiple national awards for it’s UK-wide usefulness and applicability. He is one of the collaborators for the national guidance document ‘Welcoming and Valuing International Medical Graduates: A guide to induction for IMGs recruited to the NHS’ which was launched nationally in June 2022.

He is member of RCoA Equivalence committee and sits in the council of NACT-UK.