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Predicting fitness to practise events in international medical graduates who registered as UK doctors via the Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board (PLAB) system: a national cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background International medical graduates working in the UK are more likely to be censured in relation to fitness to practise compared to home graduates. Performance on the General Medical Council’s (GMC’s) Professional and Linguistic Assessments Board
A Alam   +27 more
core   +2 more sources

What Impact will the Changes Announced in USMLE have on Successful Matching of International Medical Graduates in Residency Programs in the United States?

open access: yesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, 2020
All international medical graduates intending to join an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-accredited clinical residency programs must obtain certification from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates.
Sohail Rao, Rameez S Rao
doaj   +1 more source

Transitioning from physician to nurse practitioner [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Foreign-educated physicians (FEPs), also known as “international medical graduates”, represent a rich source of potential primary-care providers. Despite their high level of medical knowledge and skills as well as ethnic and cultural diversity suited to ...
Flowers, Monica, Olenick, Maria
core   +1 more source

The International Landscape of Medical Licensing Examinations: A Typology Derived From a Systematic Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background National licensing examinations (NLEs) are large-scale examinations usually taken by medical doctors close to the point of graduation from medical school. Where NLEs are used, success is usually required to obtain a license for full practice.
Archer, J   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

A systematic review of strategies to recruit and retain primary care doctors [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background There is a workforce crisis in primary care. Previous research has looked at the reasons underlying recruitment and retention problems, but little research has looked at what works to improve recruitment and retention.
A Douglas   +59 more
core   +1 more source

Unpacking the dark variance of differential attainment on examinations in overseas graduates [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
CONTEXT: Differential performance in postgraduate examinations between home medical graduates and those who qualified outside their country of practice is well recognised.
Brown   +34 more
core   +2 more sources

Value of a UK medical degree for international students (VISION): a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2023
Objectives It is estimated that NHS staff consist of over 200 different nationalities, with a reported 30.7% of doctors holding a nationality other than British. Despite this, international medical students represent 7.5% of all medical students studying
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doaj   +1 more source

Family medicine training in Sub-Saharan Africa : South-South cooperation in the Primafamed project as strategy for development [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
BACKGROUND. Health-care systems based on primary health care (PHC) are more equitable and cost effective. Family medicine trains medical doctors in comprehensive PHC with knowledge and skills that are needed to increase quality of care.
Ayankogbe, Olayinka   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Exploring preference for, and uptake of, rural medical internships, a key issue for supporting rural training pathways

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Improved medical care access for rural populations continues to be a major concern. There remains little published evidence about postgraduate rural pathways of junior doctors, which may have strong implications for a long-term skilled rural ...
Matthew R. McGrail   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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