Views about and from International Medical Graduates’ General Practitioner training in the United Kingdom (14 October 2025)

Summary

International medical graduates (IMGs) make up a significant proportion of general practitioners (GPs) in high-income countries such as the United Kingdom (UK), the United States of America (USA), Australia, and Canada. This paper published in International Medical Education, compares views about IMGs with their own views in relation to the timing of GP placements in GP specialty training programs in the UK. It presents an inductive thematic analysis of focus groups with GP specialty trainers and trainees (149 participants across 32 focus groups), examining opinions about the ideal timing of GP placements