Building a BRIIDGE to Global Expertise

With a growing shortage of health professionals, building the healthcare workforce in order to meet the needs of Minnesotans is more important than ever. 

The Bridge to Residency for Immigrant International Doctor Graduates through clinical Experience (BRIIDGE) program is a 9-month program that aims to help international medical graduates develop the skills necessary to become successful residents in the United States medical system. Led out of the Medical School and supported by the Minnesota Department of Health, BRIIDGE participants are taught and mentored by experienced clinicians and educators with faculty outpatient preceptors at clinics across the Twin Cities, including Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC).

“The BRIIDGE program helps integrate international health professionals, both professionally and socially. These are people with specialized knowledge, and it’s important to utilize their expertise. It’s a win-win situation, with the additional benefit that they often speak another language, which improves patient care,” said Daha Gobdoon, M.Ed, education manager at CUHCC.

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