Recovering Hope and a Sense of Agency Through Transformative Education for Internationally Educated Healthcare Professionals in Canada

This study examines the outcomes of transformative education in the program Fostering Canadian Integration for IEHPs: From Learning to Action, created to accompany internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) in the difficult journey to find fair professional employment in Canada. It shows the importance of self-reflection, a learning community and a welcoming, participatory approach to learning that led to cognitive, emotional and conative transformation for participants. Increased self-awareness of their life journey and emotional patterns, together with critical understanding of their worldviews and new reality supported the participants in the recovery of hope and a sense of agency.