International medical graduates in child and adolescent psychiatry: Adaptation, training, and contributions

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 833-853

  Gogineni, R Rao ^a,b   Fallon, April E ^c,d   Rao, Nyapati R ^e,f  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Department of Anesthesiology   (United States)

^c FIELDING GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NASSAU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Child adolescent psychiatry; Diversity; International medical graduate

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILD REARING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COUNTER TRANSFERENCE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; CULTURAL VALUE; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FOREIGN WORKER; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL GRADUATE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TREATMENT REFUSAL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ACCULTURATION; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HUMANS; PREJUDICE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78149270940     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2010.07.009     Document Type: Review

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