VIDEO: Thanks to experience and dedication, IMGs could address physician shortage

SAN DIEGO — International medical graduates add diversity and experience to the physician workforce in the United States and could help address the projected shortage, a speaker said.
A 2021 Association of American Medical Colleges report previously estimated that by 2034, there will be a shortage of 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians.
At the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Moe Ameri, MD, MSc, a second-year resident at the University of Texas Medical Branch, said that international medical graduates (IMGs) make up about 25% of the U.S. health care work force, with many “going

SAN DIEGO — International medical graduates add diversity and experience to the physician workforce in the United States and could help address the projected shortage, a speaker said.
A 2021 Association of American Medical Colleges report previously estimated that by 2034, there will be a shortage of 17,800 to 48,000 primary care physicians.
At the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting, Moe Ameri, MD, MSc, a second-year resident at the University of Texas Medical Branch, said that international medical graduates (IMGs) make up about 25% of the U.S. health care work force, with many “going