International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
Completed Projects
International Medical Graduates: Changes in Characteristics Over Time
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Bureau of Health Professions
Topics:
International Medical Graduates (IMGs),
Workforce
This study describes changes over time in international medical graduate’s (IMG’s) country of education, demographics, type of practice, specialty, and propensity to practice in needy locations from 1981 to 2001.
Is Rural Residency Training of Family Physicians an Endangered Species? An Interim Follow-up to the 1999 National BBA Study
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
International Medical Graduates (IMGs),
Physicians,
Workforce
This study examined the proportion of rural-based family medicine residencies that have ceased operations since 2000, the residency-match experiences of the surviving programs, the proportion of U.S. medical school graduates and international medical graduates, major issues confronting these rural residencies, and likely impacts of these changes on the preparation of future family physicians for rural America.
J-1 Visa Project
Research center:
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
Health policy,
International Medical Graduates (IMGs),
J-1 Visa Waiver,
Workforce
National Changes in Physician Supply
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topics:
International Medical Graduates (IMGs),
Physicians,
Workforce
This project describes the supply of allopathic and osteopathic physicians in rural and urban areas of the US. Study results will provide a current picture of rural physician supply and its variation by state and by region.
Sources and Distribution of International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
Research center:
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder:
Bureau of Health Professions
Topics:
International Medical Graduates (IMGs),
Workforce
International medical graduates (IMGs - physicians educated in medical schools other than in the U.S. and Canada) account for nearly 25% of the nation’s practicing physicians, and provide considerable amounts of care in rural areas. The University of Washington Center for Health Workforce Studies has conducted a series of studies about the sources and distribution of IMGs in the U.S.
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