Evolution of Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Certification in the Absence of the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Examination.

The United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS) was paused in 2020 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and discontinued in 2021. Step 2 CS was an important tool to assess readiness of international medical graduates (IMGs) to enter graduate medical education (GME) in the United States. This article describes the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates' (ECFMG's) response to the discontinuation of Step 2 CS.

Prevalence of International Medical Graduates From Muslim-Majority Nations in the US Physician Workforce From 2009 to 2019.

Importance: Historically, the US physician workforce has included a large number of international medical graduates (IMGs). Recent US immigration policies may affect the inflow of IMGs, particularly those who are citizens of Muslim-majority nations.

Objectives: To provide an overview of the characteristics of IMGs from Muslim-majority nations, including their contributions to the US physician workforce, and to describe trends in the number of applications for certification to the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates between 2019 and 2018, both overall and for citizens of Muslim-majority nations.

Reporting a Pass/Fail Outcome for USMLE Step 1: Consequences and Challenges for International Medical Graduates.

After extensive stakeholder discussion, the Federation of State Medical Boards and the National Board of Medical Examiners announced in February 2020 that United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 will transition to a pass/fail exam. Program directors have historically used Step 1 scores in deciding which residency applicants to interview. The lack of numerical scores will force changes to the residency selection process, which could have both positive and negative consequences for international medical graduates (IMGs).

Initial Match Rates of an Innovative International Partnership: The Ochsner Clinical School Experience.

Background: Ochsner Clinical School (OCS) is a unique partnership between Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, LA, and The University of Queensland (UQ) School of Medicine in Brisbane, Australia. OCS trains physicians in global medicine and promotes careers in primary care through its unique structure. The purpose of this study was to determine how OCS graduates perform in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP)-The Match-compared to applicants from other types of medical schools.

Consolidated academic and research exposition: a pilot study of an innovative education method to increase residents' research involvement.

Background: Internal medicine residents at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation stay engaged with clinical work and have difficulty initiating and completing research and publishing their scholarly activities. Commonly cited barriers include lack of knowledge about institutional research programs, lack of confidence regarding medical writing skills, lack of time, and failure to understand the value of research. The residency directors at Ochsner initiated the Consolidated Academic and Research Exposition (CARE) program to teach basic research skills and encourage residents' interest and productivity in research.

Improving the transition of care in patients transferred through the ochsner medical center transfer center.

Background: Patient transfers from other hospitals within the Ochsner Health System to the main campus are coordinated through a Transfer Center that was established in fall 2008. We analyzed the transfer process to assess distinct opportunities to enhance the overall transition of patient care.

Methods: We surveyed internal medicine residents and nocturnists to determine their satisfaction with transfers in terms of safety, efficiency, and usefulness of information provided at the time of transfer.

The Medical Education Commission report 2004: the competition for physician recruitment is increasing.

The Louisiana annual match entry into graduate medical education (GME), the renewal of the practicing physician workforce, is consistent year to year and essentially parallel to the United States as a whole. The State of Louisiana Medical Education Commission offers reports compiling yearly and trend data and analysis which are published in the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society. The 2004 result of the match follows the trend of successful completion over the last 6 years.

The Medical Education Commission Report 2003: GME production renews physician supply.

Louisiana data for the match entry into Graduate Medical Education, and the renewal of the practicing physician workforce, are essentially parallel to comparable data for the United States as a whole. The State of Louisiana Medical Education Commission offers reports and publications in the Journal of the Louisiana State Medical Society compiling yearly and trend data and analysis. The 2003 result of the match follows the trend of successful completion over the last five years.

The Medical Education Commission Report 2002: trends indicate a steady state supply of physicians.

This summary report for 2002 provides the detailed and updated data on all Graduate Medical Education (GME) residents and fellows in Louisiana for the last academic year. The 2002 match results and the trend in matching over the last 4 years depict the consistent successful match by Louisiana institutions. The totals and components of GME in Louisiana are steady.