HealthExec August 26, 2024
Dave Fornell

Growing healthcare staffing shortages in the U.S. have led to calls for more liberal immigration policies that allow foreign doctors to fill the void, especially in rural America. However, there are complex challenges and legislative roadblocks that hinder the flow of foreign-trained physicians into the U.S. healthcare system.

Health Exec spoke with Kathleen Campbell Walker, JD, immigration practice group chair at the law firm Dickinson Wright, and past president and general counsel of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA). She explained the complex challenges in detail.

“Immigration is always challenging because it seems to not make much sense and almost it’s like a labyrinth every time you seem to try to figure out what my options are and what I...

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