Journal article
Credentialing and retention of visa trainees in post-graduate medical education programs in Canada
Abstract
BackgroundVisa trainees are international medical graduates (IMG) who come to Canada to train in a post-graduate medical education (PGME) program under a student or employment visa and are expected to return to their country of origin after training. We examined the credentialing and retention of visa trainees who entered PGME programs between 2005 and 2011.MethodsUsing the Canadian Post-MD Education Registry’s National IMG Database linked to …
Authors
Mathews M; Kandar R; Slade S; Yi Y; Beardall S; Bourgeault I; Buske L
Journal
Human Resources for Health, Vol. 15, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2017
DOI
10.1186/s12960-017-0211-6
ISSN
0859-8037