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World Psychiatric Association-Asian Journal of Psychiatry Commission on the mental health and wellbeing of International Medical Graduates. / Bhugra, Dinesh ; Smith, Alexander; Ventriglio, Antonio ; Rao, Nyapati; Ng, Roger M.K.; Javed, Afzal; Chisolm, Margaret S.; Malhi, Gin; Kar, Anindya; Чумаков, Егор Максимович; Liebrenz, Michael.
In: Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 93, 103943, 01.03.2024.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - World Psychiatric Association-Asian Journal of Psychiatry Commission on the mental health and wellbeing of International Medical Graduates
AU - Bhugra, Dinesh
AU - Smith, Alexander
AU - Ventriglio, Antonio
AU - Rao, Nyapati
AU - Ng, Roger M.K.
AU - Javed, Afzal
AU - Chisolm, Margaret S.
AU - Malhi, Gin
AU - Kar, Anindya
AU - Чумаков, Егор Максимович
AU - Liebrenz, Michael
PY - 2024/3/1
Y1 - 2024/3/1
N2 - Historically, doctors have migrated for a range of personal, educational, economic, and political reasons. Likewise, medical students from many countries have moved abroad to complete their training and education and may or may not return to their country of origin. Within this context, globalisation has had a major impact on medical education and healthcare workforces, contributing to recent migration trends. Globalisation is a complex phenomenon with positive and negative outcomes. For example, lower-income countries are regularly losing doctors to higher-income areas, thereby exacerbating strains on existing services. Across various national healthcare settings, migrating International Medical Graduates (IMGs) can face socioenvironmental and psychosocial pressures, which can lead to lower mental wellbeing and undermine their contributions to clinical care. Rates of stress and burnout are generally increasing for doctors and medical students. For IMGs, stressors related to migration, acculturation, and adjustment are not dissimilar to other migrants but may carry with them specific nuances. Accordingly, this Commission will explore the history of IMG trends and the challenges faced by IMGs, proposing recommendations and solutions to support their mental health and wellbeing.
AB - Historically, doctors have migrated for a range of personal, educational, economic, and political reasons. Likewise, medical students from many countries have moved abroad to complete their training and education and may or may not return to their country of origin. Within this context, globalisation has had a major impact on medical education and healthcare workforces, contributing to recent migration trends. Globalisation is a complex phenomenon with positive and negative outcomes. For example, lower-income countries are regularly losing doctors to higher-income areas, thereby exacerbating strains on existing services. Across various national healthcare settings, migrating International Medical Graduates (IMGs) can face socioenvironmental and psychosocial pressures, which can lead to lower mental wellbeing and undermine their contributions to clinical care. Rates of stress and burnout are generally increasing for doctors and medical students. For IMGs, stressors related to migration, acculturation, and adjustment are not dissimilar to other migrants but may carry with them specific nuances. Accordingly, this Commission will explore the history of IMG trends and the challenges faced by IMGs, proposing recommendations and solutions to support their mental health and wellbeing.
KW - Accreditation
KW - Acculturation
KW - Healthcare policy
KW - International Medical Graduates
KW - Medical education
KW - Mental health
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/8b3550c8-f949-3fdf-870f-bae9291b1cfd/
U2 - 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.103943
DO - 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.103943
M3 - Article
VL - 93
JO - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
JF - Asian Journal of Psychiatry
SN - 1876-2018
M1 - 103943
ER -
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