Hospice News May 1, 2024
A rash of states are restructuring their medical licensing requirements to allow more trained clinicians from other countries to find employment in the United States. The trend is an aim to address prolific workforce shortages, including in hospice, but could also have impacts on improving diversity, equity and inclusion.
Some states have restructured medical licensing requirements for certain international medical graduates (IMGs) to allow more clinical professionals to work in the United States.
Driving a push for reform is the rising demand for end-of-life care amid widespread clinical shortages, according to Andy Siegel, chief business development officer of Virginia-based Goodwin Living. Seigel leads the nonprofit senior living and health care organization’s home- and community-based services, which include hospice.
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