Family medicine
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Comparative Study
Resident attrition from family practice residencies: United States versus international medical graduates.
Attrition of residents from family practice residency programs may cause significant problems for faculty, residents, and patients. The objective of this study was to determine international medical graduates' attrition rate from family practice residencies, compared with US medical school graduates. ⋯ Attrition rates from family practice residency programs are higher for international medical graduates than for US graduates. International graduates enrolled outside of the NRMP were most likely to leave a program.