New Law Allows International Medical Graduates to Bypass US Residency
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One problem is that there is, in medicine, no standard or good way to judge competence.
As far as surgeons go, is the faster surgeon the better surgeon? Is the one who gets sued more often inferior? What about those online ratings? I've worked with great surgeons in private practice and shitty surgeons in academia.
I agree that there needs to be a minimum standard of education and training, but beyond that, how do you judge.
On a more micro level, for me to have moved north of the Cheddar Curtain would have involved getting a new license. Many states require a written examination before you can get a license in that state. I, most certainly, fail any such examination. Nevertheless, I used to be pretty competent.
How do you judge?
@George-K said in New Law Allows International Medical Graduates to Bypass US Residency:
One problem is that there is, in medicine, no standard or good way to judge competence.
As far as surgeons go, is the faster surgeon the better surgeon? Is the one who gets sued more often inferior? What about those online ratings? I've worked with great surgeons in private practice and shitty surgeons in academia.
I agree that there needs to be a minimum standard of education and training, but beyond that, how do you judge.
On a more micro level, for me to have moved north of the Cheddar Curtain would have involved getting a new license. Many states require a written examination before you can get a license in that state. I, most certainly, fail any such examination. Nevertheless, I used to be pretty competent.
How do you judge?
A national standard or test with full reciprocity between states.
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"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@George-K said in New Law Allows International Medical Graduates to Bypass US Residency:
Related.
About bloody time. We get a lot of GPs coming here from South Africa. They seem to be the only ones interested in working in rural hospitals or rural practices. Quite a few in urban centres are Emergency doctors.
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This is awesome news. I understand Jolly’s concern but it isn’t unique to medicine and other fields manage to do okay weeding out the unqualified through interviews or probationary periods.
@Jon said in New Law Allows International Medical Graduates to Bypass US Residency:
This is awesome news. I understand Jolly’s concern but it isn’t unique to medicine and other fields manage to do okay weeding out the unqualified through interviews or probationary periods.
Jolly has worked with a shitload of them. Syrian, Brazilian, Jamaican, Vietnamese, Indian, Indian, Indian, UK, Venezualan, Panamanian, Honduran, Turkish, Columbian and a smattering of others. Some good, some mediocre and some I wouldn't have wanted treating my Sheltie.
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@Jon said in New Law Allows International Medical Graduates to Bypass US Residency:
This is awesome news. I understand Jolly’s concern but it isn’t unique to medicine and other fields manage to do okay weeding out the unqualified through interviews or probationary periods.
Jolly has worked with a shitload of them. Syrian, Brazilian, Jamaican, Vietnamese, Indian, Indian, Indian, UK, Venezualan, Panamanian, Honduran, Turkish, Columbian and a smattering of others. Some good, some mediocre and some I wouldn't have wanted treating my Sheltie.
@Jolly said in New Law Allows International Medical Graduates to Bypass US Residency:
Some good, some mediocre and some I wouldn't have wanted treating my Sheltie.
Same with American-trained docs, including at the "U" - one of which I called out, years ago, LOL.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Jolly said in New Law Allows International Medical Graduates to Bypass US Residency:
Some good, some mediocre and some I wouldn't have wanted treating my Sheltie.
Same with American-trained docs, including at the "U" - one of which I called out, years ago, LOL.
@George-K said in New Law Allows International Medical Graduates to Bypass US Residency:
@Jolly said in New Law Allows International Medical Graduates to Bypass US Residency:
Some good, some mediocre and some I wouldn't have wanted treating my Sheltie.
Same with American-trained docs, including at the "U" - one of which I called out, years ago, LOL.
Yup. Would be ideal if there were some sort of "international accreditation" for medical schools.
