Sector Research
Research & Community Voices
Culture Creek's training is grounded in lived experience — not just theory. We are currently gathering insights directly from internationally trained clinicians and from the communities they serve. This research shapes everything we develop.
Why we're asking
Australia's healthcare, aged care and disability sectors rely heavily on internationally trained clinicians and care workers. The clinical skills are there. What is harder to see — and harder to address — are the invisible cultural and communication gaps that affect how people connect, how concerns get raised, and how care gets delivered.
To build training that actually works, we need to understand the experience from both sides: the internationally trained clinicians navigating a new workplace culture, and the patients and communities receiving their care.
Both voices matter. Both inform what we build.
Current surveys
For internationally trained clinicians
Overseas-Trained Clinicians & Care Workers in Australia
If you are an internationally trained clinician, nurse, or care worker currently working — or beginning to work — in Australia, we want to hear from you.
- What helped you settle in?
- Where did you encounter the biggest communication or cultural challenges?
- What do you wish your colleagues or managers understood better?
Anonymous · 5–7 minutes
Take the surveyFor rural Australians
Rural Voices: Your Experience with Overseas-Trained Medical Staff
If you live in a rural, remote or regional area of Australia and have been treated by an overseas-trained doctor, nurse or allied health worker, your experience matters.
- How easy was it to communicate?
- What made the experience work well — or not?
- What would make a difference?
Anonymous · 5 minutes
Take the surveyWhat happens with your responses
All responses are anonymous and confidential. We will never share individual responses.
The findings will be used to develop practical, evidence-based training programs for healthcare organisations and their internationally trained staff. We will publish a summary of the results on this site — so the people who take part can see what the broader picture looks like.
If you would like to receive the results summary when it is published, you can leave your email at the end of either survey.