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International Medical Education

Jul 13, 2022 ·

Easing IMGs’ path to practice a key to solving physician shortage

1 in 4 U.S. doctors is an international medical graduate (IMG), but the road is arduous. Given the projected doctor shortage, why do we make it so hard?

Ved V. Gossain, MD

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