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ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY
Volume 36, Issue 4, Pages 282-287Publisher
AMER PSYCHIATRIC PUBLISHING, INC
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ap.11020031
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Objective: Timely, specific, behaviorally-based feedback is a cornerstone of medical education. The authors review basic tenets of effective feedback delivery in the context of potential challenges faced by (non-United States) international medical graduates (IMGs). Method: The authors provide a brief summary of the elements of effective feedback, with illustrations of potential barriers for IMGs. Results: Many IMGs were trained in a hierarchical system, where feedback was delivered publicly, in a manner associated with shame and embarrassment. These experiences, combined with the challenge of functioning in a second language and anxieties over exposing weaknesses, present some barriers that make it more difficult for them to participate in feedback inquiry, self-reflection, and reciprocal feedback. Conclusions: These challenges can be mitigated by acknowledging the anxieties that learners may have, fostering a learning culture that values feedback as an expected and important part of all learning, ensuring that all (learners and supervisors) are trained in feedback skills, and clear setting of expectations.
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