Bhugra, Dinesh; Smith, Alexander J; Ventriglio, Antonio; Rao, Nyapati; Ng, Roger; Javed, Afzal; Chisolm, Margaret S; Malhi, Gin; Kar, Anindya; Chumakov, Egor; Liebrenz, Michael (2024). World Psychiatric Association-Asian Journal of Psychiatry Commission on the Mental Health and Wellbeing of International Medical Graduates. Asian journal of psychiatry, 93(103943), p. 103943. Elsevier 10.1016/j.ajp.2024.103943
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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.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Review Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine > Forensic Psychiatric Services |
UniBE Contributor: |
Smith, Alexander James, Liebrenz, Michael |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1876-2026 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
12 Feb 2024 13:48 |
Last Modified: |
08 Mar 2024 00:16 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.ajp.2024.103943 |
PubMed ID: |
38342035 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Accreditation Acculturation Healthcare policy International Medical Graduates Medical education Mental health |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/192813 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/192813 |
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