International Medical Graduates (IMGs) in Canada and the Netherlands: Can the Dutch learn from Canadian experiences? A survey among academic stakeholders in Canada.

International Medical Graduates (non-Canadians with medical degrees obtained outside Northern America) often face challenges in securing employment as medical doctors when entering a new country. By exploring the policy of Canadian authorities in dealing with IMGs, the researchers tried to learn lessons for IMG policies in the Netherlands. In the Spring of 2016 a Dutch researcher specialized in migration of non-European doctors in the Netherlands visited selected medical schools in Canada (Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia) and the Medical Council of Canada. The purpose of this visit... Mehr ...