ReviewHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2017
What Do We Know and Not Know about the Professional Integration of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in Canada?
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- Who considers alternative employment pathways among International Medical Graduates in Canada?PloS one · 2026Article
- Employment in the Canadian Medical Profession by Immigrant Status, Racialized Group and Gender.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2025Article
- Supporting international medical graduates-what can be done better? A sequential explanatory mixed-methods study.PloS one · 2025Article
- The conditional inclusion of Muslims in medicine: intersectional experiences of Muslim medical students at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine from 1887-1964.Canadian medical education journal · 2024Article
- International medical graduates as untapped resource for community health and wellness.Preventive medicine reports · 2024Article
- Choosing Alternative Career Pathways after Immigration: Aspects Internationally Educated Physicians Consider when Narrowing down Non-Physician Career Choices.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Career development of international medical graduates in Canada: status of the unmatched.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2023Article
- Labor Market Integration of High-Skilled Immigrants in Canada: Employment Patterns of International Medical Graduates in Alternative Jobs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- "At the mercy of some of the regulations": the impact of the residency match and return of service requirement on the early-career decisions of international medical graduates in Canada.Human resources for health · 2022Article
- Professional integration of immigrant medical professionals through alternative career pathways: an Internet scan to synthesize the current landscape.Human resources for health · 2021Review
- Alternative career pathways for international medical graduates towards job market integration: a literature review.International journal of medical education · 2021Review
- 'Did I pass the licensing exam?' aspects influencing migrant physicians' results: a mixed methods study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Migrant physicians' entrance and advancement in the Swedish medical labour market: a cross-sectional study.Human resources for health · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe literature on international medical graduates (IMGs) in Canada is growing, but there is a lack of systematic analysis of the literature.
objectivesTo examine (1) the major themes in academic and grey literature pertaining to professional integration of IMGs in Canada; and (2) the gaps in our knowledge on integration of IMGs.
methodsThis paper is based on the scoping review of academic and grey literature published during 2001-2013 about IMGs in Canada.
resultsThe literature on IMGs focuses on (1) pre-immigration activities; (2) early-arrival activities; (3) credential recognition/professional recertification; (4) bridging and residency training; (5) workplace integration; and (6) alternative paths to integration. The gaps in the literature include pre-immigration and early-arrival activities, and alternative paths for integration for those IMGs who do not pursue medical license.
conclusionPre-immigration and early-arrival activities and alternative career paths for IMGs should be addressed in academic and policy research.
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