How to Break Down Barriers That Keep Out Potential Immigrant Physician Entrepreneurs

For some mysterious reason, American citizens who go to medical school outside of the US are called “international medical graduates” (IMGs) and those who are not American citizens who trained in other countries are called “foreign medical graduates” (FMGs). The checkpoint that determines whether you can practice medicine in the US is whether you can match into a post-medical school residency. The odds of doing so for IMGs is much higher than the odds for FMGs, which, for the latter, can be as high as 50%. Consequently, there are many FMGs who are qualified or have post-medical degrees like MBAs, Masters in biological sciences, or MPH degrees, yet still have a hard time getting a job using their skills. Many face immigration or student visa issues and are anxious because the meter is running out.  – See more at: http://www.hcplive.com/physicians-money-digest/contributor/arlen-meyers-md-mba/2016/05/how-to-break-down-barriers-that-keep-out-potential-immigrant-physician-entrepreneurs#sthash.H5vY1CwR.dpuf