Stfm's Special Task Force on the Future of Family Medicine: Accomplishments and Plans

Benson, Janice L.; Broderick, Angela; Brungardt, Stacy; Heaton, Caryl; Mouton, Charles P.; Mygdal, William K.; Rogers, John C.; Steyer, Terry; Susman, Jeff; Tysinger, James W.; Whiting, Ellen; Witt, Deborah K.; Zoppi, Kathleen A.

doi:10.1370/afm.935

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“…IMG physicians may have cultural differences as well as language barriers that complicate the process of residency training substantially (Gastel, 2006;Wilner, 2007). The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine now sponsors a "pre-residency academy" to address some of these cultural differences in IMG trainees (Benson et al, 2008). Many rural communities currently rely on IMG physicians, but this reliance perpetuates the existing system in which the United States addresses its health care delivery needs by diminishing the ability of poor countries to provide a basic service to their own residents.…”

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