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Monday, February 24, 2014

Joint NRMP/ECFMG Report Released: Charting the Outcomes of International Medical Graduates in the Medical Residency MATCH 2013

Charting Outcomes in the Match International Medical Graduates: Characteristics of Applicants Who Matched to Their Preferred Specialty in the 2013 Main Residency Match is a collaborative publication of the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®) and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG®).

"Some general observations apply to all of the specialties in this report. IMG applicants who are successful in matching to their preferred specialty are more likely to:

rank more programs within their preferred specialty

have higher USMLE scores

have fewer attempts at ECFMG certification examinations

be U.S. citizens

speak English as a native language

have obtained ECFMG certification closer to the Match year (2013)

have graduated from medical school closer to the Match year (2013)"

"Despite the fairly strong relationship between USMLE Step scores and match success, the distributions of scores show that program directors consider other qualifications, and high USMLE scores are not a guarantee of success."

Citation: National Resident Matching Program and Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. Charting Outcomes in the Match for International Medical Graduates, 2014. National Resident Matching Program and Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates. 2014.

Labels: AAMC, Caribbean medical education, ECFMG, IMG, International Medical Graduates, MATCH 2013, medical education, NRMP, residency match

Monday, September 14, 2009

International Medical Graduates in Canada: 1972 to 2007

Since the 1970s, the percentage of foreign-trained doctors practising in Canada has declined considerably. A new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) shows the number of international medical graduates (IMGs), as a proportion of the physician workforce in Canada, decreased from 33% in the 1970s to 22% in 2007. The decline was seen in all provinces and in the territories and may be largely due to the aging and retirement of the wave of British- and Irish-trained physicians who began practising in earlier decades, as well as smaller proportions of new foreign-trained doctors setting up practice in Canada. The report also found that more than one-quarter (27%) of Canada’s foreign-trained doctors actually grew up in Canada but studied overseas.

Labels: Canada, Foreign Medical Graduates, foreign-trained doctors, IMG, International Medical Graduates, statistics

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