scholarly journals Predicting the first-year performances of international medical graduates in an internal medicine residency

1993 ◽  
Vol 68 (11) ◽  
pp. 856-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
H M Part ◽  
R J Markert
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Internal Medicine Residency ◽  
First Year ◽  
International Medical Graduates ◽  
Medical Graduates

scholarly journals International Medical Graduates in the US Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education: Current and Historical Trends

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Awad A. Ahmed ◽  
Wei-Ting Hwang ◽  
Charles R. Thomas ◽  
Curtiland Deville
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Family Medicine ◽  
Graduate Medical Education ◽  
International Medical ◽  
Physician Workforce ◽  
International Medical Graduates ◽  
Graduate Medical ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
The Us

ABSTRACT Background  Data show that international medical graduates (IMGs), both US and foreign born, are more likely to enter primary care specialties and practice in underserved areas. Comprehensive assessments of representation trends for IMGs in the US physician workforce are limited. Objective  We reported current and historical representation trends for IMGs in the graduate medical education (GME) training pool and US practicing physician workforce. Methods  We compared representation for the total GME and active practicing physician pools with the 20 largest residency specialties. A 2-sided test was used for comparison, with P < .001 considered significant. To assess significant increases in IMG GME trainee representation for the total pool and each of the specialties from 1990–2015, the slope was estimated using simple linear regression. Results  IMGs showed significantly greater representation among active practicing physicians in 4 specialties: internal medicine (39%), neurology (31%), psychiatry (30%), and pediatrics (25%). IMGs in GME showed significantly greater representation in 5 specialties: pathology (39%), internal medicine (39%), neurology (36%), family medicine (32%), and psychiatry (31%; all P < .001). Over the past quarter century, IMG representation in GME has increased by 0.2% per year in the total GME pool, and 1.1% per year for family medicine, 0.5% for obstetrics and gynecology and general surgery, and 0.3% for internal medicine. Conclusions  IMGs make up nearly a quarter of the total GME pool and practicing physician workforce, with a disproportionate share, and larger increases over our study period in certain specialties.

scholarly journals Comparison between Mexican and International Medical Graduates’ scores in the ENARM Competing for Clinical Specialities in Mexico during 2012-2019: Data Visualization, Trends and Forecasting Analyses

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 46-62
Author(s):  
Alexela-Nerey Mendoza-Aguilar ◽  
◽  
Aime Cedillo-Pozo ◽  
Ernesto Roldan-Valadez
Keyword(s):  
Internal Medicine ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Medical Genetics ◽  
International Medical ◽  
International Medical Graduates ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Global Mean

Objectives: Because there is heterogeneity in the ENARM scores obtained between Mexicans and International medical graduates (IMG) in the eight clinical specialities with direct-entry (Anesthesiology, and Emergency Medicine. Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Medical Genetics, Pediatrics, Pneumology, Psychiatry), we aimed to evaluate those scores. We hypothesized that Mexican test-takers achieve higher scores than IMG with significant growth trends in their exam scores. Methods: This study was cross-sectional, used historical data from the annual public report of the ENARM for eight years (2012 to 2019). We compare the minimum (MinSco) and maximum (MaxSco) scores of each speciality using ANOVA. Mexican versus IMG scores were evaluated with an independent student t-test, trends with Spearman’s correlation coefficient, and a 5-years forecasting trend. Results: There was a significant difference among the MinSco for five surgical specialities; F (7, 115) = 26.611, p = < .001; the global mean of MinSco was 69.133; specialities above this mean were Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology, Pediatrics, and Pneumology. The global mean for MaxSco was 79.422; five specialities were above: Internal Medicine, Pneumology, Geriatrics, Psychiatry, and Medical Genetics. We did not find a significant difference in the MinSco between Mexicans and IMG, but a significant difference was found in the MaxSco between both groups. Conclusions: ENARM represents a market of high-performance test-takers across the clinical specialities. Mexicans and IMG achieved similar entrance scores, but Mexicans showed a higher MaxSco over IMG in all clinical specialities.

scholarly journals A month at the Hôtel-Dieu: a reversal of perspectives

2009 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 71-72
Author(s):  
Sohrab Zahedi ◽  
Amelie Kipman ◽  
Nicolas Dantchev ◽  
James Bozzuto
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Service ◽  
International Medical ◽  
First Year ◽  
International Medical Graduates ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Fourth Author ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Connecticut ◽  
Residency Match

International medical graduates (IMGs) account for more than 30% of the first-year positions filled in US psychiatric residencies (Nation Residency Match Program, 2007). At the time of writing, the first author was 4 months away from finishing his residency at the University of Connecticut (UCONN) when the opportunity arose to turn the tables and use his fluency in French to complete a month-long elective in France. During this period, he spent time as an observer in the psychiatric service of a Parisian hospital, l'Hôtel-Dieu. The realisation of this elective was helped by the fourth author, who knew various members of World Psychiatric Association. This paper presents some comparative observations of the clinical milieus at UCONN and the Hôtel-Dieu.

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