Opportunities and challenges in adolescent health training abroad: trainees’ experience and perspective

Abigail Harrison; Rosawan Areemit; Nuray Kanbur

doi:10.1515/ijamh-2016-5011

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Opportunities and challenges in adolescent health training abroad: trainees’ experience and perspective

Abigail Harrison , Rosawan Areemit und Nuray Kanbur

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Abstract

As the global adolescent population increases and as there is enhanced recognition internationally of the unique nature of the adolescent period, the need for specialized training in adolescent medicine for international physicians becomes more apparent. There are challenges in securing placement in an adolescent medicine fellowship program, as well as, on acceptance, challenges with acculturation to a new setting, socially, academically and clinically. During fellowship, international medical graduates (IMGs) are exposed to new opportunities such as learning best-practices and being mentored by experienced advocates and clinicians in the field of adolescent health and medicine. This paper considers recommendations for improving adolescent medicine fellowship programs with a focus on IMGs.

Keywords: adolescent medicine; fellowship; international; training

Corresponding author: Abigail Harrison, MBBS, DM (Paed), Department of Child and Adolescent Health, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, E-mail: abigail.harrison@uwimona.edu.jm

Acknowledgments

The authors wish to thank their many mentors in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children/University of Toronto, Canada, who guided them through fellowship and continue to inspire and support us. We also thank Helen Trotman for her review of the article and helpful comments and suggestions.

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Received: 2015-1-6

Accepted: 2015-2-26

Published Online: 2015-6-26

Published in Print: 2016-8-1

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adolescent medicine; fellowship; international; training