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Review
. 2022 May;19(2):30-33.
doi: 10.1192/bji.2021.15.

International medical graduates: challenges and solutions in psychiatry

Max Pemberton  1 , Sam Nishanth Gnanapragasam  2 , Dinesh Bhugra  3
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International medical graduates: challenges and solutions in psychiatry

Max Pemberton et al. BJPsych Int. 2022 May.

Abstract

International medical graduates provide a valuable service to the healthcare of their adopted countries. However, there remain a significant number of challenges in their adjustment and acculturation in the post-migration phase. We believe that the cultural capital these doctors bring with them can act as a support as well as a challenge. They are likely to face subtle and not-so-subtle, covert and overt discrimination at a number of levels. In this brief report, we highlight some of the issues faced by them and some potential solutions.

Keywords: Low and middle income countries; acculturation; health workforce; healthcare workers; international medical graduates.

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