Gonsalves Wanda C, Wrightson Alan Stevens, Love Margaret M, Torbeck Laura J
a Medical University of South Carolina Charleston , South Carolina.
b University of Kentucky College of Medicine Lexington , Kentucky.
Med Educ Online. 2005 Dec;10(1):4371. doi: 10.3402/meo.v10i.4371.
Purpose - International Medical Graduates (IMGs) are increasingly filling Family Medicine residency positions. (1) To what extent are residency programs recruiting and accepting IMG applicants? (2) What are program directors' perceptions of IMG applicants? (3) What program characteristics are associated with their practices and perceptions? Methods - A 2002 national survey of Family Medicine program directors assessed program demographics and directors' recruiting practices and perceptions regarding IMG applicants. Results - Although 88% of respondents would rank IMG applicants, only 40% agreed that they would perform as well as U.S. graduates. Programs with IMG faculty were more likely to have IMG residents (p˂0.01). Program directors with IMG faculty or more IMG residents reported more positive perceptions of IMG residents' performance (p˂0.01). Conclusion - More experience with IMGs, such as having IMG faculty or higher numbers of IMG residents, is associated with recruitment of IMG residents and may contribute to more positive beliefs about their performance.
目的——国际医学毕业生（IMGs）越来越多地填补家庭医学住院医师岗位。（1）住院医师培训项目在招募和录取IMG申请人方面的程度如何？（2）项目主任对IMG申请人的看法是什么？（3）哪些项目特征与他们的做法和看法相关？方法——2002年对家庭医学项目主任进行的全国性调查评估了项目人口统计学以及主任关于IMG申请人的招募做法和看法。结果——尽管88%的受访者会对IMG申请人进行排名，但只有40%的人同意他们的表现会与美国毕业生一样好。有IMG教员的项目更有可能有IMG住院医师（p˂0.01）。有IMG教员或更多IMG住院医师的项目主任对IMG住院医师的表现报告了更积极的看法（p˂0.01）。结论——与IMGs有更多接触，比如有IMG教员或更多数量的IMG住院医师，与招募IMG住院医师相关，并且可能有助于对他们的表现形成更积极的看法。
