Relationship between individual and country-level socio-economic background, USMLE step scores, and demographics of international medical graduates and residency match results

Abstract Purpose Twenty five percent of practicing physicians in the US are International Medical Graduates (IMGs) – physicians who completed their medical school training outside of the United States and Canada. There are multiple studies demonstrating higher socio-economic background is associated...

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Main Authors: Daria D. Hunter, Ronna L. Campbell, Aidan F. Mullan, Joel R. Anderson, James L. Homme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Medical Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05052-7