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Medical Educators Working Abroad: Who Are They?, Michelle Mclean, Anna Da Silva, Judy Mckimm, Stella Major
Medical Educators Working Abroad: Who Are They?, Michelle Mclean, Anna Da Silva, Judy Mckimm, Stella Major
Michelle McLean
Background: Medical education is an international activity. As students and educators travel across the globe to study and teach, both medical student populations and academic staff profiles are becoming increasingly multinational. Little is, however, known about medical educators who chose to work and live abroad. Methods: Following a pilot study in the Middle East, an online survey was adapted for an international audience. In addition to demographic data, information was collected about international medical educators’ countries of birth, where they had studied, their work history as well as their roles and responsibilities as medical educators. Results: The survey, completed by …