International medical graduate physicians in the United States: Changes since 1981
International medical graduate physicians in the United States: Changes since 1981
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DOI：
10.1377/hlthaff.26.4.1159
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发表时间：
2007-07-01
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影响因子：
9.7
通讯作者：
Konrad, Thomas R.
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作者：
Hart, L. Gary;Skillman, Susan M.;Konrad, Thomas R.
近四分之一的美国在职医生是国际医学毕业生(IMG)-在美国和加拿大以外接受培训的医生。我们描述了从1981年到2001年IMG的特征变化，并与他们的美国医学毕业生(USMG)进行了比较。自1981年以来，国际货币基金组织的主要来源国包括印度、菲律宾和墨西哥。与USMG相比，IMG更有可能是多面手，并在指定的服务不足地区执业，但在与世隔绝的小农村地区和长期贫困县执业的可能性略低。IMGs是农村和服务不足地区初级保健医生的重要来源。
Nearly a quarter of all active U.S. physicians are international medical graduates (IMGs)-physicians trained outside the United States and Canada. We describe changes in characteristics of IMGs from 1981 to 2001 and compare them with their U.S. medical graduate (USMG) counterparts. Since 1981, the leading source countries for IMGs have included India, the Philippines, and Mexico. IMGs were more likely to be generalists and to practice in designated underserved areas than USMGs but slightly less likely to practice in isolated small rural areas and persistent-poverty counties. IMGs are an important source of primary care physicians in rural and underserved areas.