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International medical graduates form a large proportion of our workforce, with many working in SAS (specialty and specialist) or locally-employed roles. In this episode, Nitin and I discuss the challenges faced by international medical graduates, we talk about racism, and he tells me about the importance of nationally agreed contracts. All of us need to be open to diversity, and be aware of the prejudices and assumptions that we all inevitably hold. Talent doesn't come with a British accent! A number of national initiative are taking place to better support international medical graduates and SAS and locally-employed doctors, and each one of us can also look at what we can do in our immediate environment. The charter for locally-employed doctors in the UK NHS can be accesses here.

Nitin Shrotri is a Consultant Urologist, who was awarded the BAUS Gold Medal for 2022, and has recently been appointed as Visiting Professor at the Institute of Medicine at the University of Bolton and also as Vice Chair at the Centre for Race Equality in Medicine. Before this he was BMA UK Council member between 2020-22 and a member of the GMC BME Forum last year. You can connect with Nitin on LinkedIn, and read his writings at nitinshrotri.com.

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Production: Shot by Polachek