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The Pathway to Find the Voices

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Chapter 2 justifies the multidisciplinary, social justice approach required by this study to adequately and comprehensively explain the lived experiences of IMGs in Australia. The design of the study, my position as researcher, and intersectionality as an analytic tool are advanced. Participants share their voices and important ethical considerations are raised.

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    This is clearly demonstrated, for example, in the government’s Stronger Futures legislation which continues the Northern Territory Emergency Response. As a result, Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory remain under punitive federal controls (Roffee 2016).

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    The term ‘flash black’ is sometimes used to refer to Indigenous Australians with a university education and/or high-paying occupation.

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    Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

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    https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Medical_Complaints/Terms_of_Reference.

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Pascoe, V.A. (2019). The Pathway to Find the Voices. In: Australia’s Toxic Medical Culture. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2426-0_2

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