The acculturation of international medical graduates to Canadian practice

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dc.contributor.advisorBosetti, B. Lynn
dc.contributor.authorEyford, Helgi
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-18T22:23:29Z
dc.date.available2017-12-18T22:23:29Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.descriptionBibliography: p. 171-205en
dc.descriptionIncludes copy of ethics approval. Original copy with original Partial Copyright Licence.en
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the narratives of acculturation of ten international medical graduates (IMGs) from four different countries of origin who adapted to living and working in Canada. IMGs are a particularly interesting case of acculturation because medicine is a profession that demands a high degree of cultural competence and because it has a proscribed period of orientation in the form of post-graduate training or residency. This study asks the question how IMGs learn the implicit aspects of clinical practice. The semi-structured interviews of the IMGS were informed by acculturation psychology and transformative learning theory and guided by a model of cross-cultural learning suggested by Taylor (1994). Questions focused on how IMGs responded to cultural disequilibrium, what learning strategies they employed and how their identity changed. The conversations were recorded, transcribed and analyzed using a form of narrative inquiry. The narratives that emerged from the interviews suggest that cultural disequilibrium was diffuse and recursive, that the learning strategies were non-reflective and nondiscursive, and that individual identities evolved in a manner that suggests the archetypal hero's journey. The implications of these findings for the training of IMGs are explored and recommendations are made.
dc.format.extentv, 205 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.en
dc.identifier.citationEyford, H. (2011). The acculturation of international medical graduates to Canadian practice (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/4344en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/4344
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/105345
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.titleThe acculturation of international medical graduates to Canadian practice
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Research
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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ucalgary.thesis.accessionTheses Collection 58.002:Box 2006 627942856
ucalgary.thesis.notesUARCen
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