Issues faced by overseas trained doctors in Australia and the help available for them
Dr Rizwan Qureshi is the country liaison representative for Pakistan for the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine.
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Professional bodies offer introductory, support and exam-preparation programs to newly arrived doctors in Australia. However, local and individual initiatives often make a difference, and Dr Rizwan Qureshi is one such example. He is the founding director of an advisory forum that guides new doctors. Dr Rizwan is an emergency medicine consultant and a carer of a child with special needs, making his story more inspirational.
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