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Foreign-Educated Healthcare Providers

Abstract

Nurse practitioner programs could benefit from finding avenues that recognize and value the foreign educated physician's training and experience while expediting their transition to a primary care nurse practitioner role. This presentation explores the challenges and Satisfiers of foreign educated physicians with a family nurse practitioner program.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

George Byron Peraza-Smith, DNP; Maria Luisa Ramira, DNP; Renee McLeod, PhD -- College of Nursing, United States University, San Diego, California, USA

Sigma Membership

Delta Beta at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

United States University, San Diego, California, USA

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Advanced Practice Role Transition, Foreign Educated Physician, Nurse Practitioner Program

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Experience of foreign-educated physicians transition to family nurse practitioner role in the United States

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Nurse practitioner programs could benefit from finding avenues that recognize and value the foreign educated physician's training and experience while expediting their transition to a primary care nurse practitioner role. This presentation explores the challenges and Satisfiers of foreign educated physicians with a family nurse practitioner program.