Challenges with Matching for international medical graduates and how IMGs help residency programs

The CEO of Intealth, Eric Holmboe, MD, joins us to discuss the Match rate for IMGs and how to improve it, how international medical graduates can help residency programs fill critical care gaps and deliver culturally competent care, and more. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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00:00 AMA Update Oct. 25, 2024
00:38 What is Intealth? (What does ECFMG verify?)
01:56 Who is the CEO of Intealth?
02:38 Match rate for IMGs (IMG match statistics)
03:15 IMGs help close critical care gaps in health care
04:14 Culturally competent care examples
05:17 Making it easier for IMGs to practice in the US

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