International Medical Graduates – WES https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/tag/international-medical-graduates/ Mon, 12 May 2025 18:22:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.wes.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cropped-WES_Logo_RGB-Primary_Green-Clearspace-e1719869905447-32x32.png International Medical Graduates – WES https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/tag/international-medical-graduates/ 32 32 How States Are Opening Their Own Pathways to Occupational Licensure  https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/global-mobility/how-states-are-opening-their-own-pathways-to-occupational-licensure/ Tue, 03 Sep 2024 18:25:57 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=45533 In the United States, key regulated industries like education, engineering, and health care face significant labor shortages that are predicted to deepen in the coming years. Experts in the health care area alone project a shortfall of over 900,000 nurses by 2030 and up to 86,000 physicians by 2036 as the country’s population ages and […]

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]]> How a New York Bill Would Allow Internationally Trained Physicians to Practice https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/how-a-new-york-bill-would-allow-internationally-trained-physicians-to-practice/ Wed, 29 May 2024 03:08:12 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?p=44897 In 2009, Dr. Islam moved to New York City from Bangladesh. Straightaway, he was struck by the lack of opportunities to work in medicine or in a health care role that made use of his skills and experience. Despite graduating from one of the top medical schools in Bangladesh and working there as a physician, he became […]

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]]> How Two Immigrant-Led Organizations Are Harnessing an Opportunity to Create a More Inclusive Health Care Workforce https://www.wes.org/resource-library/blog/welcoming-communities-in-action/how-two-immigrant-led-organizations-are-harnessing-an-opportunity-to-create-a-more-inclusive-health-care-workforce/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:24:19 +0000 https://www.wes.org/?post_type=gtb_blog&p=41335   The United States faces growing health care workforce shortages, which are only expected to increase in the coming decade with projections estimating a national shortfall of over 900,000 nurses and up to 124,000 physicians by the year 2030. To address this issue, analysts and policymakers have begun looking to immigrants and refugees with health […]

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