Pathways to Clinical Training Opportunities for International Medical Students and IMGs: The California Experience
By: Margaret Akey, Brian Groves, James C. Hudspeth, Tracy L. Rabin, Sarah Cortez, Rebecca Silvers, Joseph Novotny, Fekir Negussie, Patti Orozco, Phuoc Le, Riya Sawhney, Nakul Raykar, Michelle Arteaga, John A. Davis Rodriguez, Maureen Curran, Susan Byekwaso, Faysal Saab, Norkamari Shakira Bandolin and Michael S. Lipnick
Authors
School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, CA
Brian Groves
International Students and Scholars Office at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, CA
James C. Hudspeth
Department of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, MA
Tracy L. Rabin
Department of Internal Medicine at Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, CT
Sarah Cortez
Human Resources in the Department of Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, CA
Rebecca Silvers
Institute of Global Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, CA
Joseph Novotny
Office of Research at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, CA
Fekir Negussie
Institute of Global Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, CA
Patti Orozco
Institute of Global Health Sciences, Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, CA
Riya Sawhney
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard University in Boston, MA
Nakul Raykar
Program in Global Surgery and Social Change in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University, in Boston, MA
Michelle Arteaga
Global Engagement Programs Manager in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Division of Global Health Equity at Stanford University School of Medicine in Stanford, CA
John A. Davis Rodriguez
Medicine and Vice Chancellor of Education & Student Affairs at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, California
Maureen Curran
Administration and Business Development in Health Sciences International at the University of California, San Diego, in La Jolla, CA
Faysal Saab
Medicine and Pediatrics in the Hospitalist Section at the University of California, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, CA
Norkamari Shakira Bandolin
Emergency Department at the University of California, Davis, in Sacramento, CA
Michael S. Lipnick
Department of Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco, in San Francisco, CA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.5020 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Oct 21, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 13, 2025
Published on: Jan 8, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
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© 2026 Margaret Akey, Brian Groves, James C. Hudspeth, Tracy L. Rabin, Sarah Cortez, Rebecca Silvers, Joseph Novotny, Fekir Negussie, Patti Orozco, Phuoc Le, Riya Sawhney, Nakul Raykar, Michelle Arteaga, John A. Davis Rodriguez, Maureen Curran, Susan Byekwaso, Faysal Saab, Norkamari Shakira Bandolin, Michael S. Lipnick, published by Ubiquity Press
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