Table 1 Exclusion and inclusion criteria
Criterion | Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
|---|---|---|
Study focus | International medical graduates- medical doctors | Nurses or other health care professionals |
Foreign medical graduates - medical doctors | Residency matching of FMGs in the USA and Canada | |
Overseas trained graduates - medical doctors | Psychiatric residencies | |
Papers that focused specifically on refugees | ||
Non-English articles | ||
Type of article | Original research | Letters, commentaries, editorials |
Grey literature | ||
Programme evaluations | ||
Systematic reviews | ||
Time period | Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2016 | Before 1 January 2000 and after 31 December 2016 |
Location | Rural or urban | |
Type of doctor | General/primary care/rural | Psychiatrists in training |