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States facing doctor shortages ease licensing rules for foreign-trained physicians

  • A growing number of states are easing licensing rules for foreign-trained physicians to address doctor shortages, with at least nine states dropping the requirement to repeat residency training since 2023.
  • Supporters believe this change could help address physician shortages in rural areas, while opponents express concerns about patient safety.
  • Some laws require foreign-trained doctors to work in rural areas for several years, with critics proposing alternative solutions to increase rural healthcare.
  • Zalmai Afzali advocates for the new laws, stating that some international doctors have more training than their U.S. Counterparts.
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States facing doctor shortages ease licensing rules for foreign-trained physicians

A growing number of states have made it easier for doctors who trained in other countries to get medical licenses, a shift supporters say could ease physician shortages in rural areas.

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States Facing Doctor Shortages Ease Licensing Rules for Foreign-Trained Physicians

A growing number of states have made it easier for doctors who trained in other countries to get medical licenses, a shift supporters say could ease physician shortages in rural areas. The changes involve residency programs — the supervised, hands-on training experience that doctors must complete after graduating medical school. Until recently, every state required physicians who completed a residency or similar training abroad to repeat the pro…

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To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians

Some states are trying to make it easier for doctors trained in other countries to work in the U.S. Skeptics say other licensing and hiring barriers could hamper this effort.

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To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians – DG Verifications & Stats

Zalmai Afzali, an internal medicine doctor in northeastern Virginia, had to complete a residency program in the U.S. after having already finished one in Afghanistan. He supports new state laws dropping such requirements for foreign-trained doctors. Roya Qaemi Roya Qaemi A growing number of states have made it easier for doctors who trained in other countries to get medical licenses, a shift supporters say could ease physician shortages in rural…

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NZ Herald broke the news in Auckland, New Zealand on Monday, March 3, 2025.
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