SUMMARY - International Medical Graduates
A physician trained abroad arrives in Canada with years of experience, confident in her abilities. She discovers that her credentials are not recognized, that years of additional training and examinations lie ahead before she can practice. The frustration is profound - patients need doctors, she can provide care, yet barriers stand between her qualifications and practice. A hospital in a rural community struggles to recruit Canadian graduates, finding that international medical graduates are willing to go where domestic graduates will not.