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US Needs More Foreign Physicians: Carl Shusterman

Famous immigration attorney Carl Shusterman has commented on the pathetic healthcare situation in the United States. He questioned whether the U.S. has enough physicians to take care of another 40 million people going to be covered by the healthcare insurance. While stressing on the need of welcoming International Medical Graduates (IMGs) he said, that “despite the immense shortage of physicians, it is generally agreed that the physician shortage in the U.S. would be much worse without the presence of many thousands of IMGs.”

In a conclusive remark, Mr. Shusterman said, “given the current budget deficit, Congress is unlikely to appropriate the billions of dollars required to educate and train a sufficient number of physicians in the U.S. Passage of universal healthcare will make the physicians shortage even more severe. Therefore, we need to extend the welcome mat to IMGs wishing to serve U.S. patients.”

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