Professional experiences in the transition of Cuban-trained South African medical graduates

Background: Medical educators have been tasked to provide Cuban-trained Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) with adequate learning exposures to become integrated into the South African healthcare workforce. International research suggests that FMGs face multiple challenges during the transition from pr...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Munirah Motala, Jacqueline M. van Wyk
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	AOSIS 2021
Materias:	foreign medical graduates fmgs cuba south africa challenges professional experiences transition theory Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/8e88875411404365b0c4bb275ca0d2c9
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:8e88875411404365b0c4bb275ca0d2c9
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8e88875411404365b0c4bb275ca0d2c92021-11-24T07:44:19ZProfessional experiences in the transition of Cuban-trained South African medical graduates2078-61902078-620410.4102/safp.v63i1.5390https://doaj.org/article/8e88875411404365b0c4bb275ca0d2c92021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://safpj.co.za/index.php/safpj/article/view/5390https://doaj.org/toc/2078-6190https://doaj.org/toc/2078-6204Background: Medical educators have been tasked to provide Cuban-trained Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) with adequate learning exposures to become integrated into the South African healthcare workforce. International research suggests that FMGs face multiple challenges during the transition from practising medicine in countries other than where they had been trained. The transitional experiences of international FMGs are well documented, but little is known about the challenges faced by Cuban-trained graduates upon reintegration into South Africa. An improved understanding of the challenges will provide insight into how medical educators can best support Cuban trained graduates in their final phase of training in the South African context. This study explored the challenges experienced during the professional transition of Cuban-trained FMGs with reference to Schlossberg’s transitional theory. Methods: A qualitative case study was used to interview a purposive sample of 20 Cuban-trained FMGs who studied between January 1997 and December 2007. Data were collected through audio-recorded, semi-structured interviews, which were analysed thematically. Results: The findings indicate that FMGs’ experienced educational and social stress, which was linked to the transitional situation itself. Challenges during reintegration included bias and discrimination, language, educational differences, and becoming familiar with patients from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds. They drew on peer and institutional support that was mainly informal and varied across disciplines and the medical schools. Conclusion: Recommendations include a national multidisciplinary consolidated approach to provide personal and professional support at national, institutional, and departmental levels. The creation of mentoring networks will optimise Cuban-trained FMGs’ transitional experiences for returning students.Munirah MotalaJacqueline M. van WykAOSISarticleforeign medical graduatesfmgscubasouth africachallengesprofessional experiencestransition theoryMedicineRENSouth African Family Practice, Vol 63, Iss 1, Pp e1-e8 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	foreign medical graduates fmgs cuba south africa challenges professional experiences transition theory Medicine R
spellingShingle	foreign medical graduates fmgs cuba south africa challenges professional experiences transition theory Medicine R Munirah Motala Jacqueline M. van Wyk Professional experiences in the transition of Cuban-trained South African medical graduates
description	Background: Medical educators have been tasked to provide Cuban-trained Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) with adequate learning exposures to become integrated into the South African healthcare workforce. International research suggests that FMGs face multiple challenges during the transition from practising medicine in countries other than where they had been trained. The transitional experiences of international FMGs are well documented, but little is known about the challenges faced by Cuban-trained graduates upon reintegration into South Africa. An improved understanding of the challenges will provide insight into how medical educators can best support Cuban trained graduates in their final phase of training in the South African context. This study explored the challenges experienced during the professional transition of Cuban-trained FMGs with reference to Schlossberg’s transitional theory. Methods: A qualitative case study was used to interview a purposive sample of 20 Cuban-trained FMGs who studied between January 1997 and December 2007. Data were collected through audio-recorded, semi-structured interviews, which were analysed thematically. Results: The findings indicate that FMGs’ experienced educational and social stress, which was linked to the transitional situation itself. Challenges during reintegration included bias and discrimination, language, educational differences, and becoming familiar with patients from diverse educational and cultural backgrounds. They drew on peer and institutional support that was mainly informal and varied across disciplines and the medical schools. Conclusion: Recommendations include a national multidisciplinary consolidated approach to provide personal and professional support at national, institutional, and departmental levels. The creation of mentoring networks will optimise Cuban-trained FMGs’ transitional experiences for returning students.
format	article
author	Munirah Motala Jacqueline M. van Wyk
author_facet	Munirah Motala Jacqueline M. van Wyk
author_sort	Munirah Motala
title	Professional experiences in the transition of Cuban-trained South African medical graduates
title_short	Professional experiences in the transition of Cuban-trained South African medical graduates
title_full	Professional experiences in the transition of Cuban-trained South African medical graduates
title_fullStr	Professional experiences in the transition of Cuban-trained South African medical graduates
title_full_unstemmed	Professional experiences in the transition of Cuban-trained South African medical graduates
title_sort	professional experiences in the transition of cuban-trained south african medical graduates
publisher	AOSIS
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/8e88875411404365b0c4bb275ca0d2c9
work_keys_str_mv	AT munirahmotala professionalexperiencesinthetransitionofcubantrainedsouthafricanmedicalgraduates AT jacquelinemvanwyk professionalexperiencesinthetransitionofcubantrainedsouthafricanmedicalgraduates
_version_	1718415870018977792

Professional experiences in the transition of Cuban-trained South African medical graduates

Ejemplares similares