INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATE TRAINING INITIATIVE – Application process now OPEN
Introduction:
The International Medical Graduate (IMG) Training Initiative provides one possible route for overseas doctors wishing to undergo structured postgraduate medical training within the public health service in Ireland. The IMG Training Initiative enables suitably qualified overseas postgraduate medical trainees to undertake a fixed period of active training in clinical services in Ireland.
The purpose of the IMG Training Initiative is to enable overseas trainees to gain access to clinical experiences and training that they cannot get in their own country, with a view to enhancing and improving the individual’s medical training and learning and in the medium to long term, the health services in their own countries.
This initiative will facilitate participants to access a structured period of training and experience as developed by an Irish postgraduate medical training body to specifically meet the clinical needs of participants as defined by their home country’s health service. The period of clinical training that will be provided under the IMG Training Initiative is ordinarily 12 months for Radiology, after which the overseas doctors will be expected to return to their country of origin. The Initiative is aimed primarily at doctors from countries with less developed health sectors and is not intended to lead to settlement in Ireland.
Training under this Initiative can be provided in clinical departments approved for postgraduate specialist training in Ireland as long as the training position is incorporated into an IMG training programme that is tailored to meet the IMG appointee’s educational and training objectives and takes into account the needs of the health service in the doctor’s home country.
The purpose of the IMG Training Initiative is to provide a defined medical education and training package which has been developed by an Irish postgraduate medical training body to meet the clinical needs of participants as defined by their home country’s health service.
Governance of IMG Initiative:
The IMG Training Initiative was launched in June 2013 and is overseen and governed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the postgraduate medical training bodies in Ireland on a collaborative basis through the Forum of Irish Postgraduate Medical Training Bodies. The IMG Training Initiative is managed and governed at a national level by a committee comprised of agreed representatives from the HSE and the Forum of Irish Postgraduate Training Bodies in Ireland. The implementation of the IMG Training Initiative requires both the HSE and the Irish postgraduate training bodies to develop robust and collaborative working relationships with overseas educational partners and sponsoring agencies and states.
Application Procedure:
- Download and complete the payment form below.
- Scan and e-mail the completed payment form to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
- Once your payment has been processed, a link to the online application form will be sent to your e-mail address.
- Complete the online application form with all relevant documentation uploaded, then submit same.
- Post or hand deliver three completed structured reference forms to the Faculty of Radiologists (Faculty of Radiologists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 123 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland).
Closing date for applications is strictly 5pm 3rd December 2018.
Supporting Forms for Completion of Application:
IMGTI Structured Reference Form
IMGTI Applicant Declaration Forms 1
IMGTI Applicant-Declaration-Form 2
Guidance on English Language Requirements
Successful Applications
Following completion of the interview process, candidates will be informed of their acceptance of non-acceptance on the internal medical graduate training initiative. The successful candidate must, prior to taking up appointment, obtain:
- Supervised Registration – Irish Medical Council, Lynn House, Portobello Court, Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin 6, Ireland. Tel: (00 353 1) 496 5588, Fax: (00 353 1) 496 5972.
- A certificate of Medical Insurance from one of the recognised medical insurance Companies i.e. Medical protection Society or the Medical Defence Union.
- Atypical Visa – The first step is the completion of an online application form, which can be accessed via the following link: www.visas.inis.gov.ie Department of Foreign Affairs Consular Section, 80 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2.
- Work Permit – Department of Enterprise and Employment, 65a Adelaide Road, Dublin 2.
- Provide a Police Clearance Certificate from countries where you have resided for 6 months or more. This must be an original document.
- Register with the Faculty of Radiologists Professional Competence Scheme.