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Public health
fromwww.npr.org
3 hours ago

'Nobody wants to come': What if the U.S. can no longer attract immigrant physicians?

Immigration policy changes and NIH funding cuts are prompting immigrant physicians to reconsider practicing in the U.S., threatening healthcare workforce stability.
Health
fromHarvard Gazette
3 days ago

How immigrant doctors fill critical gap in U.S. healthcare system - Harvard Gazette

Immigrant physicians comprise nearly one quarter of U.S. doctors and largely staff rural and underserved urban shortage areas created after 1965 policy changes.
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

Canada Is Wasting the Talent of Immigrants It Invites Here - Just Ask Your Uber Driver | The Walrus

A tiny animated car slowly consumed the straight black line on the Uber app as it headed toward the blue dot-us. We were in the east end of Toronto, far from our home in the west. A grey SUV stopped in front of the clinic. We rushed out the door, Haroon holding a portable car seat, while Anam carried our daughter, Lina, in her arms.
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