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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tohid, Hassaan
• Maibach, Howard

Titel

The Role of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the US Healthcare System

Ist Teil von

• International Medical Graduates in the United States, 2021, p.227-244

Ort / Verlag

Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Physicians that received their medical education in countries other than the United States comprise approximately 25% of the doctors currently practicing within our borders. These international medical graduates (IMGs) must overcome a variety of geographical, cultural, legislative, and academic hurdles in order to enter into graduate medical education (GME) that graduates from United States Medical Schools (USMGs) are not subject. Upon completion of training, these individuals often endure questions of their competence while facing discrimination even though the quality of care delivered is at least equal if not superior to that of USMGs. This chapter addresses the history of the IMG system, debate regarding their role, educational and employment status, policy and regulation, quality of care delivered, as well as impact within academic medicine, and individual experience.