Becker's Healthcare July 19, 2024
U.S. hospitals need to do more to leverage the skill sets of international medical graduates and incorporate them into the U.S. health systems, particularly amid ongoing physician shortages, a commentary, published July 15 in JAMA Network, urges
Right now, international medical graduates make up about 25% of the medical workforce in the U.S. and have a desire to work at medical institutions across the nation because of the quality of training and since U.S. credentials are internationally recognized.
However, despite a dire need for more physicians in several specialties across the U.S., several barriers to entry for international medical graduates exist.
For one thing, “there have been no certification and licensing options for physicians who have been fully trained abroad...
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