Challenges for International Medical Graduates in the US Graduate Medical Education and Health Care System Environment: A Narrative Review

International medical graduates (IMGs) have become a vital part of the US graduate medical education (GME) and health care system (HCS) workforce; they contribute to essential diversity that relieves cultural and linguistic barriers to health care. The number of IMGs looking for medical training in...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2022-07, Vol.14 (7), p.e27351-e27351
Main Authors: Murillo Zepeda, Carlos, Alcalá Aguirre, Francisco Omar, Luna Landa, Edgar Manuel, Reyes Güereque, Edgardo Nahúm, Rodríguez García, Gilberto Pérez, Diaz Montoya, Lilian Sabinne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Collaboration
Culture
Families & family life
Health care policy
Internal medicine
Licensing examinations
Medical Education
Medicine
Patient-centered care
Pediatrics
Physicians
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Summary:International medical graduates (IMGs) have become a vital part of the US graduate medical education (GME) and health care system (HCS) workforce; they contribute to essential diversity that relieves cultural and linguistic barriers to health care. The number of IMGs looking for medical training in the United States. has constantly been increasing in the last decades. The challenges they meet begin long before residency application, continue during their transition to residency programs, through early medical training, and eventually subside in senior years. IMGs' hurdles permeate the themes of navigating the US GME and HCS, adaptation to the US culture, communication skills, racial discrimination, emotional distress, and finances. This article aims to comprehensively review available information concerning the challenges encountered by IMGs in their transition to the US GME and HCS environments.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.27351