Suggested goals for mentoring IMG's
At a recent workshop on mentoring IMG's the following possible goals were identified:
- Integrate the person into a community of practice
- OrientationTo:
- profession
- environment
- culture of community
- ethics/norms of behavior boundaries
- patients expectations of physicians in that community
- Practical advice about community-where to live
- Helping them gain access to training – education resources
- Clinical information – resources for exams
- Community resources – Practice resources
- Emotional support
- Language support
- How to write exams