Medical Training Initiative (MTI) Leadership Group

The MTI Leadership Group was established to support and develop the MTI scheme in Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) and Pain Medicine. The MTI scheme is a government authorised scheme which allows doctors form Low and Middle Income Countries (according to World Bank Definitions) to come to the UK to train within the NHS for a period of up to 24 months before returning to their home countries to develop healthcare systems and provide patient care.

The MTI Leadership Group has a number of roles, including:

To advise stakeholders on all matters relating to MTI posts / doctors
To provide quality assurance mechanisms around the MTI scheme
To represent the RCoA at meetings at events
To assess MTI posts and doctors applications
To encourage and facilitate the professional development of MTI doctors
To promote the MTI scheme to NHS Trusts
To liaise with other stakeholders and other professional bodies on issues of mutual interest
To run two New to the NHS events per year and at least one MTI Hosts Day
To develop simulation courses for MTI doctors and other International Medical Graduates who are new to UK practice

Membership

Name	Role
Dr Ruwanmali de Silva	Chair and Bernard Johnson Advisor for International Graduates
Dr Suganya Sabaretnam	College Tutor Representative
Dr Sarvesh Zope	Anaesthesia Representative
Dr Ramanathan Kandasamy	Anaesthesia Representative
Dr Anagha Tambe	Simulation Lead
Dr Mohamed Elriedy	Quality Assurance Lead
Dr Irene Akhideno	MTI Alumni Lead
Dr Mtisunge Kachingwe	MTI Doctor Representative
Dr Shashi Chandrashekaraiah	Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM) representative
Dr Sailesh Mishra	Faculty of Pain Medicine (FPM) representative

If you are interested in joining the MTI Leadership Group, please visit the Volunteer Vacancies page.