Professional challenges of non-U.S.-born international medical graduates and recommendations for support during residency training

Academic Medicine

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1383-1388

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

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^d Franklin Square Hospital Center   (United States)

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EID: 80255137514     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e31823035e1     Document Type: Article

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