New immigrant "foreign doctors" can also practice in the United States

New immigrant "foreign doctors" can also practice in the United States. "Foreign doctors" can also practice in the United States and attend overseas medical schools, which are more expensive than the United States...

Mr. Xu, an immigrant from mainland China who completed the clinical skills examination in Los Angeles last year, said that nearly half of the examination room that day were "foreign doctors" from China, South Korea, India, Pakistan and other countries who graduated from medical schools in their home countries. Mr. Xu pointed out that physicians have high work pressure, long hours, and low incomes. Unless they graduate from prestigious medical schools, it would be difficult for them to enter big cities and good hospitals. Moreover, there are many Chinese medical schools recognized by the United States, which are all factors that encourage graduates from mainland medical schools to come to the United States to work as "foreign doctors."

Liu, who graduated from a non-key medical school in northeastern China, successfully obtained a residency opportunity in upstate New York last spring. Liu said that there are currently USMLE test centers in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. You can first complete the USMLE Step1 and Step2 clinical knowledge exams locally, and then come to the United States to complete the clinical skills exam, and then apply for residency and work visas.

There are also some "foreign doctors" who have doctorates in their home countries and come to the United States by applying for doctorates. Kang, who graduated from the Department of Biology at Peking University and is currently studying for a Ph.D. in Biology at the University of California, Los Angeles, said that this practice does exist in the academic world. Two acquaintances who graduated from the Department of Dentistry at Peking University School of Medicine successfully transitioned from Ph.D. and postdoc to dentistry after coming to the United States. Last year, another Chinese postdoc in the circle also switched to dentistry.

Lin Yuanqing, vice president of Renai Medical Group, pointed out that it is indeed much more difficult for foreign medical school graduates to practice in the United States than their local counterparts in terms of language and finding residency opportunities, and a large part of the competition comes from Chinese colleagues who graduated from American medical schools and are fluent in Chinese and English.

However, "foreign doctors" are not without opportunities. Lin Yuanqing suggested that "accumulating more volunteer and internship experience will help improve the chance of success in applying for residency. Sometimes some residents leave after completing their term, and then there will be opportunities to fill the vacancies." You can also apply for remote residency programs to reduce the intensity of competition.

Everyone loves shortcuts to save money and time, and Americans are no exception. Lin Yuanqing revealed that some Americans are now studying abroad for medical degrees and then returning to the United States to practice medicine.

A Chinese "foreign doctor" revealed that many medical schools in Asian countries currently offer English degree courses, mainly for students who plan to do medicine in the United States and Canada after graduation. Many of them are Americans who have not applied for medical school in their home countries. However, the overall academic level and knowledge quality of these "foreign doctors" are lower than those of domestic medical school graduates in the United States, as well as new immigrant "foreign doctors" who have passed examinations in their home countries to enter medical schools and then come to the United States to take the license to practice.