Many thousands of international graduate physicians from diverse medical specialties serve the health care needs of the United States, and one-in-four psychiatry residents are international medical graduates.  International Medical Graduate Physicians: A Guide to Training was created by prominent leaders in academic psychiatry to support the success of these international medical graduate physicians as they complete their clinical training and enter the physician workforce in this country.  This insightful title has been developed as a valuable resource, filled with key information and personal narratives, to foster optimal wellbeing and decisionmaking of IMG physicians as they navigate their careers.  The text is thorough in scope and replete with perspectives, reflections, and tailored guidance for the reader.  Many of the chapters are based on the direct and diverse life experiences of the authors.  A unique and thoughtful contribution to the literature, this Guide will be of great value to international physicians and to their teachers and supervisors in psychiatry as well as other specialties of medicine.

Nyapati R. Rao, M.D., M.S.Von Tauber Chair and ProfessorNassau University Medical CenterDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesEast Meadow, NY, USA



Laura Weiss Roberts, M.D., M.A.Chairman and Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Memorial ProfessorStanford UniversityDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford, CA, USA

Part I. Foundations.- Chapter 1. International Medical Graduate Physician Training in American Psychiatry: Where We Are and Where We Are Going.- Chapter 2. Graduate Medical Education and Career Paths.- Chapter 3. Core Competencies and the Next Accreditation System.- Chapter 4. Evaluation and Feedback.- Chapter 5. The Doctor-Patient Relationship.- Chapter 6. The Psychiatric Interview.- Chapter 7. The Biopsychosocial Formulation.- Chapter 8. Psychotherapy.- Chapter 9. Professionalism and Ethics.- Chapter 10. Legal Issues.- Chapter 11. Evidence-Based Medicine.- Chapter 12. Psychiatric Research.- Chapter 13. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.- Chapter 14. Geriatric Psychiatry.- Chapter 15. Public Psychiatry.- Part II. Perspectives.- Chapter 16. From Immigrant to Practitioner: A Perspective.- Chapter 17. The History of International Medical Graduate Physicians in Psychiatry and Medicine in the United States: A Perspective.- Chapter 18. Identity Development for International Medical Graduate Physicians: A Perspective.- Chapter 19. Identity Issues Specific to Women and United States Citizens Graduating from International Medical Schools: A Perspective.- Chapter 20. Cultural Competence for International Medical Graduate Physicians: A Perspective.- Chapter 21. Training Needs of International Medical Graduate Physicians in Psychiatry: A Perspective.- Chapter 22. Globalization and Recruitment Strategies for International Medical Graduate Physicians: A Perspective.