International medical graduates (IMGs) needs assessment study: comparison between current IMG trainees and program directors

International medical graduates (IMGs) needs assessment study: comparison between current IMG trainees and program directors

BACKGROUND International Medical Graduates (IMGs) training within the Canadian medical education system face unique difficulties. The purpose of this study was to explore the challenges IMGs encounter from the perspective of trainees and their Program Directors. METHODS Program Directors of residency programs and IMGs at the University of Toronto were anonymously surveyed and asked to rate (u...

Training Needs of International Medical Graduates [IMGs] in Psychiatry

The potential shortage of psychiatrists over the next 5 10 years has focused attention on the need to recruit more IMGs to fill the needs rather than use nurse practitioners or physician assistants. IMGs make up about 1/3 of first year psychiatry residents. These individuals have been found to provide services to the poor, the elderly and the psychotic. The quality of their medical work has bee...

The road to residency in United States: dilemma of International Medical Graduates (IMGs).

An examination of entrance criteria for international medical graduates (IMGs) into Canadian psychiatry residency programs

BACKGROUND Although international medical graduates (IMGs) are essential in health care service delivery, a gap exists in the literature about how IMGs are selected into psychiatry residency programs in Canada. The purpose of this study was to identify the relative weight or importance that Canadian program directors (PDs) of psychiatry place on certain selection criteria when matching IMGs int...

International medical graduates in general surgery: increasing needs, decreasing numbers.

BACKGROUND The current residency training system in the United States (US) has inherent dependence on the international medical graduate (IMG). This article discusses the physician workforce shortage, especially related to general surgery, and examines the distribution of IMGs in general surgery ranks. STUDY DESIGN We performed a cross-sectional study using the American Medical Association Ma...