Yes, it is. A recent article points out International medical graduates account for about 25% of physicians currently practicing in the United States. In low-income areas, many of which are rural, more than 42% of doctors are international grads. Yet the share of rural medical students dropped by a staggering 30% between 2002 and 2017.
I read a VA news posting on Veterans can now request interpreters! What could go wrong, spit.
In my rural, very-low-income area (which I’ll call the “Reelfoot Lake Zone”) the doctors are American born-and-bred. It’s a real pleasure to pay them a visit. In fact, everyone I’ve met here has been sterling.