A Roadmap for Observership Programs in Psychiatry for International Medical Graduates

Autor/inn/en	Hamoda, Hesham M.; Sacks, Diane; Sciolla, Andres; Dewan, Mantosh; Fernandez, Antony; Gogineni, Rama Rao; Goldberg, Jeffrey; Kramer, Milton; Saunders, Ramotse; Sperber, Jacob; Rao, Nyapati R.
Titel	A Roadmap for Observership Programs in Psychiatry for International Medical Graduates
Quelle	In: Academic Psychiatry, 36 (2012) 4, S.300-306 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-9670
DOI	10.1176/appi.ap.11040073
Schlagwörter	Medical Education; Graduates; Psychiatry; Physicians; Foreign Nationals; Role; Graduate Medical Education; Foreign Students; Program Descriptions; Job Skills; Guidelines; Program Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Medizinische Ausbildung; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Psychiatrie; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Ausländer; Ausländerin; Rollen; Produktive Fertigkeit; Richtlinien; Programmplanung
Abstract	Objective: International medical graduates (IMGs) constitute a significant proportion of the psychiatric workforce in the United States. Observership programs serve an important role in preparing IMGs for U.S. residency positions; yet there are limited resources with information available on establishing these observerships, and none specific to psychiatry. In this article, authors present a roadmap for observership programs in psychiatry for IMGs. Method: This article draws on the experience of the IMG committee of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry in establishing observership programs. Results: Authors highlight the benefits of observership programs to IMGs, psychiatry departments, and the U.S. medical system as a whole. The different components of an observership program are presented, along with core competencies that need to be acquired. The authors discuss challenges that observership programs may encounter as well as recommendations for overcoming them. Conclusion: Observership programs provide a unique opportunity to integrate IMGs into the U.S. medical system. This article provides a framework for establishing such programs in a way that will optimize their benefits and avoid potential pitfalls. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10