Immigrants With Foreign Medical Training Untapped in Virus Fight

There’s one way hospitals across the U.S. could meet the surging need for more medical professionals to fight Covid-19: tapping the pool of immigrants and refugees with foreign medical training.

Thousands of people who come to the U.S. through family reunification, seeking asylum, or as a refugee feel pressure to immediately find work, and jobs in their chosen medical field aren’t an option because of the time and cost it would take to meet U.S. licensing requirements. But as the coronavirus cripples the health-care system in some parts of the country, providers are looking for fast ways to respond.

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