Professional experiences of international medical graduates practicing primary care in the united states

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 947-953

  Chen, Peggy Guey Chi ^a   Nunez Smith, Marcella ^a   Bernheim, Susannah May ^a,b   Berg, David ^a   Gozu, Aysegul ^c   Curry, Leslie Ann ^a,d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

international medical graduates; primary care; qualitative research; workforce

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ACCULTURATION; ADULT; AGED; CONNECTICUT; FEMALE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; NEW YORK; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, PRIMARY CARE; PREJUDICE; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77956408185     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-010-1401-2     Document Type: Article

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