Educational interventions for international medical graduates: a review and agenda

ConclusionsResearch into education for IMGs is critically important but currently underdeveloped. An abundance of justification studies and lack of clarification studies parallel other areas of medical education. Academic fields outside medical education, such as those of cross‐cultural psychology and expatriate management, are highly relevant; researchers from these areas should be sought for collaboration. Future research should employ conceptual frameworks in order to facilitate a broader, more nuanced consideration of the diversity of individual IMGs, educational and medical contexts, interventions and outcomes. Rigorous comparative effectiveness research is lacking, but represents a promising avenue for future scholarship.

Source: Medical Education - August 22, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Matthew Lineberry, Amanda Osta, Michelle Barnes, Vildan Tas, Koffitse Atchon, Alan Schwartz Tags: Medical Education in Review Source Type: research