Journal article
Admission factors associated with international medical graduate certification success: a collaborative retrospective review of postgraduate medical education programs in Ontario
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The failure rate on certification examinations of The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) is significantly higher for international medical graduates than for Canadian medical school graduates. The purpose of the current study was to generate evidence that supports or refutes the validity of hypotheses proposed to explain the lower success rates.
METHODS: …
Authors
Grierson LEM; Mercuri M; Brailovsky C; Cole G; Abrahams C; Archibald D; Bandiera G; Phillips SP; Stirrett G; Walton JM
Journal
CMAJ Open, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. e785–e790
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
November 24, 2017
DOI
10.9778/cmajo.20170073
ISSN
2291-0026