Reclaiming identities: exploring the influence of simulation on refugee doctors' workforce integration.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare professionals are a precious resource, however, if they fail to integrate into the workforce, they are likely to relocate. Refugee doctors face workforce integration challenges including differences in language and culture, educational background, reduced confidence, and sense of identity. It has been proposed that simulation programmes may have the power to influence workforce integration. This study aimed to explore how an immersive simulation programme influenced workforce integration for refugee doctors joining a new healthcare system.

Methods

Doctors were referred to a six-day immersive simulation programme by a refugee doctor charity. Following the simulation programme, they were invited to participate in the study. Semi-structured interviews, bas

SUBMITTER: Smith SE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11389460 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature