Recommendations from this study include: Universities
and
registration authorities to provide more extended
language,
social and health support appropriate for
people
from different countries; Clear communication,
especially
in overseas Australian Embassies, of migration
and
registration requirements; Australian Medical
Council
review individual cases and length of time for
skill
assessment to ensure the two year expiration date
on
the IELTS testing is manageable; Research into the
impact
of concurrent scoring of level 7 on all four
components;
Research and discussion on alternative
measures
of English language proficiency that may be
more
suitable to clinical settings