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To: neodad
No problem. Lots of Pakistani and Indian doctors will come and work for much less. Get used to Dr. Iqbal and Dr. Raja.

Nope. Unless Dr. Iqbal and Dr. Raja are the cream of the cream, they won't get licensed here in the US.

There has been a ceiling on the number of residency training positions in the US for years now, so there aren't enough residency training slots available. Then there are the licensing exams.

13 posted on 11/19/2009 6:51:32 PM PST by Sooth2222 ("Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of congress. But I repeat myself." M.Twain)
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To: Sooth2222
Nope. Unless Dr. Iqbal and Dr. Raja are the cream of the cream, they won't get licensed here in the US.

Licensing is a state matter. For many years, maybe still, foreign medical graduates without licensure were welcome to practice in the VA system. Being federal, they did not come under state licensing jurisdiction. If push comes to shove, you can expect the same kind of waiver to be instituted nationwide under "public option."

19 posted on 11/19/2009 7:15:01 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: Sooth2222
Nope. Unless Dr. Iqbal and Dr. Raja are the cream of the cream, they won't get licensed here in the US.

Licensing is a state matter. For many years, maybe still, foreign medical graduates without licensure were welcome to practice in the VA system. Being federal, they did not come under state licensing jurisdiction. If push comes to shove, you can expect the same kind of waiver to be instituted nationwide under "public option."

20 posted on 11/19/2009 7:15:19 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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