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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022

Choices of Specialties and Training Sites among Taiwanese Physicians Graduating from Polish Medical Schools.

Tzu-Ling Weng, Feng-Yuan Chu, Chiao-Lin Li, Tzeng-Ji Chen

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tzu-Ling WengDepartment of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
Feng-Yuan ChuSchool of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
Chiao-Lin LiDepartment of Family Medicine, Taipei City Hospital Yangming Branch, Taipei 111, Taiwan.
Tzeng-Ji ChenDepartment of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-8350-0232
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWTaipei City Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Taiwanese students who graduated from Polish medical schools (P-IMGs) accounted for the second-largest group of international medical graduates in Taiwan. In 2009, domestic medical students in Taiwan staged mass demonstrations against P-IMG's exemption from the qualifying test before the licensing exam. Although medical circles in Taiwan might still hold prejudices against P-IMGs, little is known about their career development. This study will analyze P-IMGs' choices of specialties and training sites from 2000 to 2020 using data from the membership section of the Taiwan Medical Journal, the monthly official publication of the Taiwan Medical Association. Of 372 P-IMGs, 34.2% chose internal medicine and 17.1% surgery. Although academic medical centers offered 76% of all available trainee positions in a year, only 49.3% of P-IMGs received training there. By contrast, 20.9% of P-IMGs were trained at nonmetropolitan hospitals that altogether accounted for only 5.8% of trainee positions. In conclusion, P-IMGs had their residency training at less favorable specialties and sites. Their long-term career development deserves further study.

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PhysiciansSchools, MedicalForeign Medical GraduatesHumansInternal MedicinePolandcareer choicesinternational medical graduatesPolish medical schoolresidencyspecialtyTaiwanurbanization

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