This study investigated international medical graduates (IMGs), registered between January 1, 2007 and April 14, 2011, at the Access Centre for Internationally Educated Health Professionals in Ontario. By way of logistic regression in a cross-sectional design, it was found that permanent residents who were recent immigrants had lesser chances of being employed full-time at registration (baseline). By way of survival analysis in a cohort design, it was found that younger IMGs who have been in Canada less than 5 years and who have taken the Medical Council of Canada Evaluating Exam (MCCEE) have the greatest chances of securing residency positions in Canada or the US, whereas IMGs from Eastern Europe, South Asia and Africa have lesser chances. It was revealed that registered IMGs are a vulnerable population, and certain groups may be disadvantaged due to underlying characteristics. These groups can be targeted for specific interventions. URL Link to Thesis: http://www.ruor.uottawa.ca/en/handle/10393/20685
Research Projects:
On the Move: The Migration of Health Care Providers into and out of Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and Australia (CIHR) (In progress)
PHIRN Scoping Review: Population Health Equity and Intervention Research in Ontario (Technical & graphical support)
Stretching Our Physician Supply - What Do We Know About Productivity, Efficiency and Teams from Canada? (Presentation)
PHIRNET SI 2010 Presentation: Communities of Practice (CoP) (Presentation)
Pan Canadian HHR Network: Overview of the Canadian Grey Literature (Presentation)
Health Human Resources (HHR) Website List
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT) (Briefing Note)
Updating and Keywording Endnote Reference Libraries
Health Human Resources Management (Graduate Certification) (Information Gathering)
Health Human Resources Summary from Health Care in Canada 2010 report (Note)
Publications & Presentations:
"Medical Workforce Productivity in Canada: Drivers, Measures and Promising Practices" by Ivy Lynn Bourgeault and Jan Jablonski, prepared for the 12th International Medical Workforce Collaborative (IMWC) Conference, New York City, USA, May 2-5, 2010 Available online at: http://rcpsc.medical.org/publicpolicy/imwc/2010-IMWC12 (Research Report & Conference Presentation)
"The health effects of migration: a comparative analysis of Mexico and South Africa" at the Annual Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) Conference, May 12, 2010 (Poster)
"Professional Integration and Labour Market Outcomes of International Medical Graduates in Ontario" at the Statistical Society of Ottawa (SSO) Research Day, Sept. 17, 2010 (Oral Presentation)
"Health Human Resources in South Africa: Policy Options" at the 40th anniversary Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) Conference, May 7, 2010 (Oral Presentation)
"Impact of Migration of Health Professionals: Measuring Health Care Outputs, Outcomes and Productivity" at the University of Ottawa Epidemiology & Biostatistics Research Day, April 10, 2010 (Oral Presentation)
"Migration and its Effects on Health: A Comparison of Mexico and South Africa" at the 16th Annual Canadian Conference on International Health (CCIH), Oct. 26, 2009 (Oral Presentation)
