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The lack of physician-scientists in psychiatry provides an opportunity for IMG physicians to make considerable contributions to contemporary medicine. Exposing IMG physicians to research methods during residency training improves their effectiveness as clinicians and understanding of evidence-based medicine. Despite challenges, it has been demonstrated that all residents can become scholars—although this requires a dedicated and talented mentor and departmental support (e.g., protected time, small amounts of money, personnel). Residents have published case reports, think pieces, questionnaire-based findings, reviews, and small and large hypothesis-driven studies. A few residents—those who primarily enter training with a high level of research interests—will become researchers. Chances of success can be enhanced by participation in a research track with protected time, resources, and proper mentoring, which can lead to postdoctoral fellowships that in turn increase the likelihood of maturing into an independent researcher. IMG physicians may start at a disadvantage due to lack of exposure to formal research in medical school; however, with encouragement, mentoring, and formal training during residency and fellowship, IMG physicians can become excellent scholars and researchers.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Medicine and Public Health and Department of Preventive Medicine, SUNY-Upstate Medical University and Hospital, 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY, 13210, USA

    Mantosh Dewan M.D.

  2. Department of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, #1007, Boston, MA, 02111, USA

    Edward Silberman M.D.

  3. College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, 660 Columbus Avenue, New York, NY, 10024, USA

    Milton Kramer M.D.

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Dewan, M., Silberman, E., Kramer, M. (2016). Psychiatric Research. In: Rao, N., Roberts, L. (eds) International Medical Graduate Physicians. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39460-2_12

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