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Christopher P. Landrigan, Patrick H. Conway, Sarah Edwards, and Rajendu Srivastava
Pediatric Hospitalists: A Systematic Review of the Literature
Pediatrics 2006; 117: 1736-1744 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]
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[Read eLetters] Proportion of IMGs in the Hospitalist System
Khalid Kamal, MD, FAAP   (15 May 2006)

Proportion of IMGs in the Hospitalist System 15 May 2006
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Khalid Kamal, MD, FAAP,
Pediatrician
Children's Health Care of Port Huron

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Re: Proportion of IMGs in the Hospitalist System

khalidk786{at}hotmail.com Khalid Kamal, MD, FAAP

Your article looks very nicely at the pediatric hospitalist system. A review of 47 studies is very impressive.

Another way to look at the variables affecting outcome may be the educational background and prior pediatric experience of the physicians who are selected as hospitalists.

The proportion of international medical graduates (IMGs) for instance may be low in the current pediatric hospitalist population. One reason can be the fact that hospitals are reluctant to grant J1 waivers to foreign graduates. One-year renewable contract policy of hospitals may also conflict with a three year service requirement for H1B foreign graduates.

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