Findings from the Field: Volume 3, Number 1 June 20, 2003: The Role of International Medical Graduates in Americas Small Rural "Critical Access" Hospitals

This newsletter discusses the role International Medical Graduates (IMG) have in the medical industry. It describes the challenges that Critical Access Hospitals face in recruiting qualified non-IMG physicians. The newsletter also includes a discussion of how health care administrators are receptive to IMG's compared to U.S.-trained physicians, information on J-1 student visas, and the waiver process.