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From:JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants (Vol. 13, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedPolitzer RM, Cultice JM, Meltzer AJ. The geographic distribution of physicians in the United States end the contribution of international medical graduates. Med Care Res Rev 1998;55(1):116-130. * Many experts agree:...
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From:Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 95, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedCoronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is putting a spotlight on the biomedical community, which is at the forefront of the response to the pandemic. Even before COVID-19, a physician shortage has been an ongoing issue in...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 325, Issue 7359) Peer-ReviewedHealth secretary Alan Milburn has brushed aside concerns raised by the Royal College of Surgeons that overseas doctors being flown to England to reduce NHS waiting lists could threaten patient safety. As Mr Milburn...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 325, Issue 7359) Peer-ReviewedThe government has two to three years in which to cut NHS waiting lists--a key measure of the impact of additional spending--before the next election. Success will depend on engaging key stakeholders in the redesign and...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 321, Issue 7264) Peer-ReviewedEDITOR--Imagine you're a medical student in one of the least developed countries in sub-Saharan Africa. You're studying for your final exams. But you can't afford to buy books, let alone a computer. Your friends are in...
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From:People and Place (Vol. 18, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedPoor planning in the past means that Australia faces a shortage of doctors. International medical graduates (IMGs) have been brought in on temporary visas to fill some of the gaps, especially in rural areas....
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 321, Issue 7271) Peer-ReviewedCanadian provinces are so short of oncologists that some are asking regulatory bodies to allow foreign trained specialists to treat cancer patients without first having to pass Canadian specialist examinations. The...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 311, Issue 7006) Peer-ReviewedWhile the Calman report on the training of hospital doctors is set to change postgraduate training for British graduates radically, it is important to remember the particular needs of doctors from overseas, many of whom...
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From:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 180, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedFreedom of movement is one of the European Union's greatest promises and, increasingly, doctors and patients are making liberal use of that freedom. In the United Kingdom, for example, the General Medical Council...
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From:CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal (Vol. 186, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedNew restrictions may be required so that only Alberta Health Services can sponsor foreign physicians in Alberta, says the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta. The college is concerned about the number of...
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From:JAAPA-Journal of the American Academy of Physicians Assistants (Vol. 16, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedGavin M, Esmail A. Solving the recruitment crisis in UK general practice: time to consider physician assistants? Social Policy and Administration. February 2002;36:76-89. * Large numbers of general practitioners...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 30, Issue 20)The percentage of minorities graduating from U.S. medical schools remains behind their representation in the overall population, reports the Association of American Medical Colleges. The report identifies minorities as...
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From:Family Practice News (Vol. 32, Issue 11)Dr. Suresh Prasad has seen both sides of the J-1 visa waiver program. Three years ago, Dr. Prasad, a newly minted graduate of the internal medicine residency program at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 322, Issue 7278) Peer-ReviewedPromoting training opportunities helps to promote British healthcare values EDITOR--The editorial by Welsh and personal view by Sridhar raise the problems of overseas doctors seeking postgraduate education in the...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 327, Issue 7420) Peer-ReviewedSummary points The developing world has fewer doctors per population than developed countries Schemes to recruit doctors from developing countries risk damaging their fragile health systems Working and training...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 316, Issue 7144) Peer-ReviewedEffect of doctor's ethnicity and country of classification on prescribing patterns in single handed general practices: linkage of information collected by questionnaire and from routine data Two errors occurred in this...
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From:People and Place (Vol. 14, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThousands of overseas trained doctors (OTDs) are being recruited each year to practice medicine in Australia who have not had to pass a formal test of their medical knowledge or clinical skills. These include OTDs...
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From:Canadian Bulletin of Medical History (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAbstract. Although the last decade has been dominated by commentators lamenting the national shortage of medical practitioners, only a generation ago policy makers concluded that most Canadian provinces had too many...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 325, Issue 7373) Peer-ReviewedOverseas doctors Many doctors from overseas want to come and work in the United Kingdom. There is currently a shortage of doctors in the United Kingdom, and the British government is recruiting international doctors to...
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From:British Medical Journal (Vol. 325, Issue 7376) Peer-ReviewedWhile looking for a suitable surgical senior house officer (SHO) post, I sent off nearly 350 CVs in response to job advertisements. I spent a couple of hundred pounds on photocopying and postage. My qualifications were...