Journal article
The shield of professional status: Comparing internationally educated nurses’ and international medical graduates’ experiences of discrimination
Abstract
This article examines the intersecting roles of gender, ethnicity, and professional status in shaping the experiences of internationally educated health professionals in Canada. The article is based on 140 semi-structured qualitative interviews with internationally trained nurses and physicians who came to Canada within past 10 years with the intention to practice their profession. Describing the challenging process of professional integration …
Authors
Neiterman E; Bourgeault IL
Journal
Health An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Social Study of Health Illness and Medicine, Vol. 19, No. 6, pp. 615–634
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
November 2015
DOI
10.1177/1363459314567788
ISSN
1363-4593