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The International Medical Graduate Perspective in Hand Surgery: Legacy and Future Challenges
Uzair Qazi1, Laxminarayan Bhandari2
1Division of Plastic/Reconstructive and Hand Surgery/Burn Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 231 Albert Sabin Way Suite MSB 2360A, Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA.
Abstract:
International medical graduates (IMGs) have made significant contributions in the field of hand surgery in terms of bringing in skill, innovation, research, and leadership and have gone onto mentor the next generations of hand surgeons. In this article, we have highlights some such contributions. We also highlight various pathways that IMGs take to establish their practice in the United States and the various challenges and hurdles they face.

