title: I may not be Southern by birth, but I am proud to be an American: The role of international medical graduates in vascular surgery and the Southern Association for Vascular Surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, West Virginia University, Charleston, WVa. Electronic address: ali.aburahma@camc.org.
authors.forename: Ali F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: AbuRahma
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005550:Foreign Medical Graduates / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000639:trends; D007587:Job Description; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000639:trends; D015144:Southeastern United States; D066231:Surgeons / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000639:trends; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload