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Participants were purposefully selected for IMG background and different pathways into rural general practice careers across Australia. This included a 10\u2010person project advisory group and 31 external participants covering decision\u2010makers, training teams, supervisors and trainees. Questions explored practical strategies to drive comfort, confidence, competence, belonging and bonding.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Main Outcome Measures<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Contextualised strategies for IMGs to achieve satisfying rural general practice careers.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The roadmap identified that when migrating and acclimatising, providing IMGs with centralised resources and information on rural general practice training and careers promotes comfort and empowerment. When moving to new workplaces and communities, providing IMGs with supportive workplaces for early supervised practice, skill bridging and opportunities to connect with other doctors', families and communities stimulates IMG confidence, competence and sense of community belonging. When training to become a general practitioner rurally, providing IMGs with family\u2010focused, equitable training matched to the IMG and the community, and training that builds on IMG capabilities, promotes a sense of professional belonging and bonding. We identified that early intervention and a continuity of supports are important for more comprehensively supported IMGs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Ongoing timely support, when multi\u2010layered, tailored and integrated, may assist IMGs to gain specialist general practice qualifications, feel valued and to settle in rural general practice roles. 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