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Are you an International Medical Graduate and want to practise medicine in Australia? It is a complicated pathway to getting a job. There are many challenges to overcome.Dr Issam Muteir is a general physician and cardiologist from Iraq who has firsthand experience negotiating the Australian Healthcare system as anoverseas doctor.In Leaping the Hurdles, Dr Muteir guides International Medical Graduates (IMGs) to navigate their own way through this new environment.Leaping the Hurdles covers a range of topics from applying and interviewing for jobs, communication and working as part of a multi disciplinary team, legal and ethical issues, different pathways for practice and cultural differences in Australian society. Of course, the Australian Football Leagueand Aussie Barbeques are included.Dr Muteir also includes examples of his own experience and that of other IMGs, as well as offering simple tips that make a big difference.Written in an accessible and easy-to-read manner, Leaping the Hurdles will help IMGs to navigate their way through the Australian Health system much quicker and easier than they would without it.As many hurdles as there are to overcome, Dr Muteir encourages all graduates not to give up on their dream of working in Australia.

'We had no idea how my brother had been executed. Not until later when we saw the thick blue line scoured into his neck.' Jets screaming low over the roof of his home and deadly missiles streaking into Baghdad were some of Issam Muteir's earliest memories. After tragedy took his father and his sister far too soon, Issam resolved to lift himself out of the slums of Baghdad to become a doctor. At just twenty-seven years of age, he saved one of Baghdad's most prestigious university hospitals from destruction. And in the aftermath of his brother's execution, Issam made the wrenching decision to leave his family and Iraq, and emigrated to Australia. Rebel Doctor is the story of a young man rising up against the poverty, violence, and corruption of Baghdad to realise a dream: to heal, instead of harm.