Foreign–trained medical professionals: Wanted or not? A case study of Canada

Ruth M. Campbell–Page; Joshua Tepper; A. G. Klei; Brian Hodges; Mohammad Alsuwaidan; Dina H. Bayoumy; James A. Page; Donald C. Cole

doi:10.7189/jogh.03.020304

Journal of Global Health (Dec 2013)

Foreign–trained medical professionals: Wanted or not? A case study of Canada

Ruth M. Campbell–Page ,
Joshua Tepper ,
A. G. Klei ,
Brian Hodges ,
Mohammad Alsuwaidan ,
Dina H. Bayoumy ,
James A. Page ,
Donald C. Cole

Affiliations

Ruth M. Campbell–Page: Wilson Centre for Research in Education, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joshua Tepper: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A. G. Klei: Words Ink., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Brian Hodges: Wilson Centre for Research in Education, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mohammad Alsuwaidan: Wilson Centre for Research in Education, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dina H. Bayoumy: Faculty of Arts & Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
James A. Page: Niagara College, International Business Applied Commerce, Global Development, Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Donald C. Cole: Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.03.020304
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 3, no. 2

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Definitions of the term “International Medical Graduate” vary but the Medical Council of Canada defines an IMG to be a graduate of a medical school outside of Canada or the United States, with the exception of US schools of osteopathic medicine.

International Medical Graduate

Published in Journal of Global Health

ISSN: 2047-2978 (Print); 2047-2986 (Online)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Global Health Society
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: http://jogh.org

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