The high levels of unemployment among international medical graduates (IMGs) in the UK and the skewed career structure of the NHS may stem from the 1930 withdrawal of General Medical Council recognition for Indian degrees forcing Indian colleges to align more closely with Western medical practices. From 2001 emigration to the UK surged just when UK medical schools were increasing their output. ...

BACKGROUND To alleviate the shortage of primary care physicians in rural communities, the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) introduced provisional licensure for international medical graduates (IMGs), allowing them to practise in under-served communities while completing licensing requirements. Although provisional licensing has been seen as a needed recruitment strategy, litt...

BACKGROUND The number of international medical graduates (IMGs) entering family medicine in the United States of America has steadily increased since 1997. Previous research has examined practice locations of these IMGs and their role in providing care to underserved populations. To our knowledge, research does not exist comparing professional profiles, credentials and attitudes among IMG and U...

Training individuals who completed their medical education outside the United States, the socalled “International Medical Graduates” (IMGs), is an issue of growing importance. IMGs continue to fill vital positions not taken by US medical school graduates. In fact, Whitcomb et al reported that 12% of general surgery residency programs were “IMG dependent.” In the 2005 match, 9% of the 2382 gener...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES This study compared the performance of family practice residents selected through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) with those selected outside the NRMP and that of US medical graduates (USMGs) versus international medical graduates (IMGs). METHODS Surveys were mailed to all 470 US family practice residencies asking Match status and USMG versus IMG status...

In the United States, a debate has existed for decades about whether foreign-trained physicians (known in the US as 'international medical graduates' or 'IMGs') and US medical graduates (USMGs) have been differentially distributed such that IMGs were more likely to be found in locales characterized as high in need or medical underservice. This 'safety net' hypothesis has been countered by the I...

International medical graduates (IMGs) are a remarkably successful professional group in the United Kingdom making up to 30% of the NHS work force. Their very success and media publicity about general practice and consultant shortages, has led to a large influx of inexperienced doctors seeking training opportunities in competitive specialties. In 2003 a record 15,549 doctors joined the medical ...

OBJECTIVES To test whether a summative workplace-based assessment (WBA) is feasible and acceptable for international medical graduates (IMGs). DESIGN, SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS A 6-month trial with 27 IMGs from teaching hospitals in Newcastle, Australia. IMGs were assessed by 65 trained assessors from different disciplines, using blueprinted, preset criteria. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Mini-clini...