The International Medical Graduates Section (IMGS) celebrated its 29th Interim Meeting, beginning with its governing council meeting on Nov. 6 and the IMGS Congress Assembly meetings.
The IMGS Congress Assembly featured an update from the AMA board liaisons and an American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) update by Charlie Sheffield, ABMS vice president of government affairs, who provided information in the session “U. S. Board Certification of non-GME trained IMGs—Past, Present and Future.” The presentations engaged the audience and resulted in many participant questions.
The section submitted three resolutions to this year’s Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates (HOD) which received overwhelming support from the HOD.
Participants attended the Busharat Ahmad, MD, Leadership Development Program on this same day which featured Arvind Cavale, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, who presented “Overcoming Leadership Challenges.” Participants learned about three leadership challenges: leading without training, system pressure as it relates to electronic health records documentation/productivity targets which affect the team, and leading across boundaries. This program was designated for a maximum of 1.0 hours of AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.
On Sunday, Nov. 8, the IMGS culminated its meetings with participation in the joint Sections Health Equity Caucus, convened by the LGBTQ+ Section, Underrepresented in Medicine Advocacy Section (UMAS) and Women Physicians Section (WPS), where participation continues to increase.
For additional information on the 2026 IMGS Interim meeting, visit the section's agenda and resources page or send an email to [email protected].
