More international grads seek residency

W Kwong - 2014 - Can Med Assoc
Ian Brasg, vice-president education for the Canadian Federation of Medical Students, also
points out that Canadian medical graduates are more likely to practise in rural settings and …

Foreign-trained physicians need residency spots

D O'Meara - CMAJ, 2004 - Can Med Assoc
The federal government is spending $4 million over the next 3 years to bring more foreign-
trained doctors into Canada's professional fold in the hope of alleviating the shortage of …

[HTML][HTML] False hope for Canadians who study medicine abroad

ML Barer, RG Evans, L Hedden - CMAJ, 2014 - Can Med Assoc
About three-quarters of them are unsuccessful applicants to Canadian medical schools.
Currently, almost 3600 Canadians are studying medicine at schools in the United Kingdom …

Canada's cosmopolitan medical profession

L Buske - 2002 - Can Med Assoc
Canada has traditionally relied on a significant number of international medical graduates
(IMGs) to provide medical services, particularly in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland. Data …

[CITATION][C] US-citizen international medical graduates—a boon for the workforce?

NL Eckhert, M van Zanten - New England Journal of Medicine, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Nearly 14% of applicants for US residency positions are US citizens who graduated from
international medical schools. These graduates enter primary care at much higher rates than …

[HTML][HTML] Two wings and a prayer: Should Canada make it easier for Canadian doctors trained abroad to enter practice here?

ML Barer, RG Evans, H Lindsay - Healthcare Policy, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
About 3,600 Canadians are currently studying medicine abroad (CSMAs). Most hope to
return to practise in Canada. But the road back is not easy. These graduates must complete …

The Canadian international medical graduate bottleneck: a new problem for new doctors

E Watts, JC Davies, D Metcalfe - Canadian Medical Education …, 2011 - wrap.warwick.ac.uk
Background: A growing population of Canadian students are travelling outside of Canada
for medical training. The purpose of this study is to assess the opportunity for Canadians …

[HTML][HTML] Estimated 1500 Canadians studying medicine abroad

P Sullivan - 2007 - Can Med Assoc
News ing MD shortages? Banner suggests there is a need to review Canada's “clinical
educational capacity.” If insufficient training capacity is available for the expatriates, she …

International medical graduates: past, present, and future

AA Monavvari, C Peters, P Feldman - Canadian Family Physician, 2015 - cfp.ca
have played an important role in maintaining Canada's medical work force. Approximately
25% of Ontario doctors are IMGs. 1 In some provinces, such as Saskatchewan and …

[PDF][PDF] Comment to: The Canadian International Medical Graduate bottleneck: a new problem for new doctors

R Obara - Canadian Medical Education Journal, 2012 - cjc-rcc.ucalgary.ca
Canadian studying medicine abroad (CSA), I see first-hand the ever-growing number of
students like myself facing an uphill battle to return home. There were an estimated 650 …