2019
DOI: 10.5430/ijhe.v8n6p36
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‘Thrown in at the Deep End’: The Experience of Graduates of Transnational Western Medical Education Transitioning into Middle Eastern Clinical Practice

Abstract: Background: Newly qualified doctors educated in their home country usually go on to work in their first hospital job in same country. These graduates are familiar with the socio-cultural context of clinical setting they work in. But, with many Western universities providing cross-border education to host countries in the Middle East and South East Asia in subjects such as medicine. The experiences of those graduating from transnational medical education and working in local hospitals are absent.The aim of the … Show more

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“…For example, the experienced lack of clinical skills and sudden high responsibility are commonly reported [26,27]. Furthermore, our findings on challenges specific for cross-border transitions align with research on International Medical Graduates, for example, regarding familiarization with health systems, administration, hierarchies and language [9,10,28]. However, where previous studies focused on remediation and interventions at the postgraduate level in the destination countries [29][30][31], our study adds the undergraduate perspective, where guidance, networking and entrance exam preparation could all facilitate cross-border transitions.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 76%
“…For example, the experienced lack of clinical skills and sudden high responsibility are commonly reported [26,27]. Furthermore, our findings on challenges specific for cross-border transitions align with research on International Medical Graduates, for example, regarding familiarization with health systems, administration, hierarchies and language [9,10,28]. However, where previous studies focused on remediation and interventions at the postgraduate level in the destination countries [29][30][31], our study adds the undergraduate perspective, where guidance, networking and entrance exam preparation could all facilitate cross-border transitions.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 76%
“…For example, the experienced lack of clinical skills and sudden high responsibility are commonly reported (Cameron et al, 2014;Yardley et al, 2018). Furthermore, our findings on challenges specific for cross-border transitions align with research on International Medical Graduates, for example, regarding familiarization with health systems, administration, hierarchies and language Rashid-Doubell et al, 2019;. However, where previous studies focused on remediation and interventions at the postgraduate level in the destination countries (Kehoe et al, 2016;, our study adds the undergraduate perspective, where guidance, networking and entrance exam preparation could all facilitate cross-border transitions.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 76%