Communication skills, cultural challenges and individuals support: Challenges of international medical graduates in a Canadian healthcare environment

Medical Teacher

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 120-125

  Hall, Pippa ^a   Keely, Erin ^a   Dojeiji, Suzan ^a   Byszewski, Anna ^a   Marks, Meridith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 1842534081     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590310001653982     Document Type: Article

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