Tag: rural
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There are over 10,000 doctors with H1B (specialty) visas and 17,000 doctors with J1 (exchange visitor) currently practicing in the U.S. The visa freeze (and delays of renewal) by USCIS is causing havoc for these doctors many of whom work in rural areas of the U.S. Read here.
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A recent NPR podcast shares these statistics about U.S. doctors: 25% (325,000) of all doctors practicing in the US are foreign born and trained 50% of all primary care and oncology doctors are foreign born Rural locations have a high % of foreign-born doctors 11,000 of all U.S. doctors are here with H1B visas So…
