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Facilitating international medical graduates' acculturation: From theory to practice

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MEDICAL EDUCATION
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/medu.15175

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This article explores the wider context of migration and acculturation for international medical graduates (IMGs) and discusses its impact on IMGs' performance. It also highlights the importance of using acculturation theory to inform interventions and support measures.
ContextInternational medical graduates (IMGs) are forming an ever-increasing proportion of the medical workforce. Much of the discourse around IMGs is about their performance at work and interventions to improve it. This discourse, however, is rarely situated in the wider context of the experiences of IMGs as migrants despite the wider context of migration and acculturation being likely to have a significant impact on IMGs' well-being and, ultimately, performance at work. ObjectivesThe objectives of this article were to (1) raise awareness of the inextricable broader context within which IMGs are situated as migrants; (2) outline the impact this context might have on IMGs' performance; (3) discuss literature from the social sciences related to acculturation that could better inform the way we view IMG transition and performance; (4) highlight how acculturation theory can help inform the design, implementation and evaluation of interventions to facilitate the transition of IMGs into the host country and the workplace; (5) list some interventions that can provide support; and (6) suggest theory driven lines of enquiry to study acculturation in IMGs and the impact related issues might have on performance. MethodsThis is a cross-cutting edge review drawing on selected theory and literature from the social sciences to explore its relevance to IMGs. ConclusionThe broader context of migration and acculturation should not be ignored when discussing IMG performance in the workplace or when instigating interventions to improve it. There is an urgent need to further evaluate the impact this broader context has on IMGs' well-being and performance.

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