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Arch Surg. 1998;133:781-782.

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We read with great interest the recent article by Dr Aranha¹ highlighting the placement of international medical graduates (IMGs) in US academic general surgery. We think this is a timely article that provides an insight into the appointment of physicians in a field of medicine relatively hostile toward IMGs, especially since the end of the Vietnam War. However, there are several issues in this article that need clarification.

The objective of this article was to identify IMGs who are academic surgeons solely in the field of general surgery. However, if one looks at the original Table 2, it identifies physicians not only in the field of general surgery but other surgical and nonsurgical specialties. Many disciplines, such as surgical oncology, vascular surgery, research, colorectal surgery, endocrine surgery, surgical endoscopy and laparoscopy, surgical trauma (emergency department), and surgical nutrition, are routinely included as a part of general surgery. Other disciplines such . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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