International Medical Graduate Physicians

Nyapati R. Rao, M.D., M.S.Von Tauber Chair and ProfessorNassau University Medical CenterDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesEast Meadow, NY, USA



Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A.Chairman and Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial ProfessorStanford UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford, CA, USA

Many thousands of international graduate physicians from diverse medical specialties serve the health care needs of the United States, and one-in-four psychiatry residents are international medical graduates. International Medical Graduate Physicians: A Guide to Training was created by prominent leaders in academic psychiatry to support the success of these international medical graduate physicians as they complete their clinical training and enter the physician workforce in this country. This insightful title has been developed as a valuable resource, filled with key information and personal narratives, to foster optimal wellbeing and decisionmaking of IMG physicians as they navigate their careers. The text is thorough in scope and replete with perspectives, reflections, and tailored guidance for the reader. Many of the chapters are based on the direct and diverse life experiences of the authors. A unique and thoughtful contribution to the literature, this Guide will be of great value to international physicians and to their teachers and supervisors in psychiatry as well as other specialties of medicine.

First comprehensive title on training IMG physicians in psychiatry

Part I. Foundations
Chapter 1. International Medical Graduate Physician Training in American Psychiatry: Where We Are and Where We Are Going
Chapter 2. Graduate Medical Education and Career Paths

Chapter 3. Core Competencies and the Next Accreditation System

Chapter 4. Evaluation and Feedback
Chapter 5. The Doctor-Patient Relationship
Chapter 6. The Psychiatric Interview

Chapter 7. The Biopsychosocial Formulation

Chapter 8. Psychotherapy

Chapter 9. Professionalism and Ethics

Chapter 10. Legal Issues

Chapter 11. Evidence-Based Medicine

Chapter 12. Psychiatric Research

Chapter 13. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Chapter 14. Geriatric Psychiatry

Chapter 15. Public Psychiatry

Part II. Perspectives
Chapter 16. From Immigrant to Practitioner: A Perspective

Chapter 17. The History of International Medical Graduate Physicians in Psychiatry and Medicine in the United States: A Perspective


Chapter 19. Identity Issues Specific to Women and United States Citizens Graduating from International Medical Schools: A Perspective

Chapter 20. Cultural Competence for International Medical Graduate Physicians: A Perspective

Chapter 21. Training Needs of International Medical Graduate Physicians in Psychiatry: A Perspective

Chapter 22. Globalization and Recruitment Strategies for International Medical Graduate Physicians: A Perspective