The International Medical Graduate Perspective in Hand Surgery: Legacy and Future Challenges.

Hand Clin · Feb 2023 · Review

Qazi U, Bhandari L

Kleinert Kutz Associates, 225 Abraham Flexner Way, Suite 700

Hand & Upper Extremity

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONDescribes the contributions of international medical graduates to hand surgery, the pathways they take to establish practice in the United States, and the challenges they face.
Abstract, as published

International medical graduates (IMGs) have made significant contributions in the field of hand surgery in terms of bringing in skill, innovation, research, and leadership and have gone onto mentor the next generations of hand surgeons. In this article, we have highlights some such contributions. We also highlight various pathways that IMGs take to establish their practice in the United States and the various challenges and hurdles they face.

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