ArticleHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2017
Retention Patterns of Canadians Who Studied Medicine Abroad and Other International Medical Graduates.
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- Predictors for success and failure in international medical graduates: a systematic review of observational studies.BMC medical education · 2024Pooled it
- Rural health care workforce retention measures: A rapid scoping review.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2026Article
- To stay or leave: an integrative review of factors, personas, and recommendations for retaining family physicians in Canada.BMC primary care · 2025Review
- Characteristics of Canadian physicians and their associations with practice patterns: a scoping review.Canadian medical education journal · 2023Article
- Complexities of health and care worker migration pathways and corresponding international reporting requirements.Human resources for health · 2023Article
- Capturing the impact of cultural differences in residency.BMC medical education · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesAre Canadians who study abroad (CSAs) more likely to stay in Canada than other international medical graduates (IMGs)? We looked at retention patterns of CSAs and immigrant IMGs who completed post-graduate medical education (PGME) training in Canada to describe the proportion and predictors of those working in Canada and in rural communities in Canada in 2015.
methodsWe linked the National IMG Database to Scott's Medical Database to track the work locations of CSAs and immigrant IMGs in 2015.
resultsOf the 1,214 IMGs who entered PGME training in Canada between 2005 and 2011, most were working in Canada in 2015 (88.0%). Relatively few IMGs worked in rural communities (9.1%). There were no differences in work location patterns of CSAs and immigrant IMGs.
conclusionContrary to what CSA advocates suggest, CSAs have the same retention patterns as immigrant IMGs. PGME admission policies should treat all IMGs in the same manner, regardless of their citizenship or residency before medical school.
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