A Framework for Understanding International Medical Graduate Challenges During Transition Into Fellowship Programs

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 401-408

  Sockalingam, Sanjeev ^a   Khan, Attia ^a   Tan, Adrienne ^a   Hawa, Raed ^a   Abbey, Susan ^a   Jackson, Timothy ^a   Zaretsky, Ari ^b   Okrainec, Allan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

attendance; preclinical medical education; profession alism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; FEMALE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ONTARIO; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84918566416     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2014.945393     Document Type: Article

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