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Re:Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of ... by bananaquant on Saturday July 18, 2020 @01:03PM (#23882822)
Yes. And it makes it very appealing for hospitals to just import practicing doctors from abroad on H1-B visas. It also makes those doctors very dependent on their employers due to their visa restrictions, which allows to suppress their wages and makes them even more appealing.
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Re:Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of ... by curiousgal on Saturday July 18, 2020 @01:28PM (#23883004)
Can they? I was under the impression that the U.S. doesn't recognize medical degrees from other countries.
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Re:Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of ... by flowerlad on Saturday July 18, 2020 @01:35PM (#23883057)
If you have a medical degree from a foreign country you take the USMLE test followed by 3 years of residency in order to get a license to practice in the US.

See https://www.usmle-courses.eu/united-states-medical-licensure...

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Re:Hospitals are suddenly short of young doctors because of ... by arcticbull on Saturday July 18, 2020 @01:34PM (#23883047)
In Canada at least, foreign-trained doctors need to complete a medical degree equivalency exam and to re-do their residency. Due to the complete lack of residency spots available to them a low number of foreign trained doctors ever end up practicing medicine again after moving to Canada. It's pretty nutty.

Curious how it works in the US but I suspect it's not wildly different.

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