Alternative career pathways for international medical graduates towards job market integration: a literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To inform the current level of research about alternative career pathways for international medical graduates and synthesize knowledge of the barriers, facilitators and potential outcomes of alternative career pathways for international medical graduates.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Scopus, and Google Scholar for relevant publications to February 2020. From 809 articles, after two levels of screening, 23 articles were selected. We conducted thematic content analysis and reported the findings of the study following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines.

Results

All 23 articles reported on alternative careers for international medical graduates in either the United States or Ca

SUBMITTER: Turin TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8415394 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature