International medical graduates (IMGs) who are ready to help out in areas hard-hit by COVID-19 are unable to do so due to explicit restrictions on their work visas.
There’s a lot of uncertainty for IMGs, and it can be hard to navigate the visa quotas and limits placed on their practice.
States are calling for more doctors. I keep getting emails from recruiters desperately seeking help in COVID hot zones. I have both Oklahoma and Kansas medical licenses, and I can be of help in my time off. But my visa says I can’t. IMGs represent a quarter of the total physician work force in the US. There are approximately
IMGs represent a quarter of the total physician work force in the US. There are approximately 15,000 IMGs in this situation who feel like they are on the sidelines because their visa specifies which hospital they have to work in. Applying for a new H1B is a tedious multistep process that takes several months to get approved.
The pride of working as a frontline physician in a crisis like COVID has been replaced by anxiety and fear. If I were to get sick from COVID 19 and not be able to work for about 2 months, I fear deportation because of current visa rules. However, if I had a green card, I would be immune from H1B visa rules — meaning I could help out in COVID hot zones.
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