The Quandary over Graduates of Foreign Medical Schools in the United States

Abstract

Professional and political concern about the increasing numbers of graduates of foreign medical schools entering U.S. residency programs has re-emerged during the past year. Previous attempts to limit the number of such graduates who fill residency positions have been thwarted by a practical but serious problem: who will care for the millions of people, many of whom are poor, in inner cities and rural communities, if the institutions serving these areas are unable to recruit foreign-trained physicians for the residencies and staff practices that are generally shunned by graduates of American medical schools? In this report, I will discuss the . . .