(2015) International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the UK—a Systematic Review of Their Acculturation and Adaptation. Journal of International Migration and Integration 16 , 743-759 /Khan, F. A., Chikkatagaiah, S., Shafiullah, M., Nasiri, M., Saraf, A., Sehgal, T., Kingston, P. (...
The rural location makes retention and recruitment of doctors a challenge, resulting in the increasing need to recruit many international medical graduates (IMGs).1, 2 Replicated across the UK, with 44% of doctors currently on the GMC register having completed their primary medical qualification ...
To create and sustain a tailored support programme and comprehensive online resource hub for international medical graduates in the north-east of England. Methods The term international medical graduate (IMG) describes a doctor whose primary medical qualification was gained in a country outside the UK...
The General Medical Council (GMC) should revise its terminology regarding international medical graduates (IMGs) in the UK, argues a new commentary published in theJournal of the Royal Society of Medicine (JRSM). Ad The existing terminology used by the GMC fails to encompass the full spectrum ...
An overview of IELTS for international medical graduates (IMGs) who want to register with the General Medical Council and work in the UK.
International medical graduates applying to postgraduate training programs compare favorably with US-trained candidates in terms of clinical experience, prior formal postgraduate training, and research, but have higher application withdrawal rates and significantly lower residency and fellowship match rates,...
There is an urgent need to increase the cap on visas to allow more international medical graduates to work and train in the UK's National Health Service (NHS). A paper published today by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine outlines how increasin
Hopes for a fairer future for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in the UK.doi:https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.332.7536.283Sumantra RayBMJ
A new Tennessee law set to go into effect in July 2024 aims to ease the U.S. physician shortage by creating a provisional pathway for International medical graduates. While the law has the potential to ease the physician shortage in underserved areas, po
Almost one quarter of physicians and physicians-in-training in the United States are international medical graduates (IMGs), meaning they have graduated from a medical school not accredited in the United States. Some IMGs are U.S. citizens and others are foreign nationals. IMGs, many of whom...