Credential Evaluation for Foreign Medical Professionals
The USA ranks the number one country in the world as an immigration destination. In 2002, the U.S. Census Bureau pegged the country's foreign-born population at 11.5 percent, not far off the historic high of 15 percent in 1910. In 2006, the number of immigrants totaled 37.5 million. Three-quarters of immigrants surveyed by Public Agenda said they intend to make the U.S. their permanent home. If they had to do it over again, 80 percent of immigrants say they would still come to the U.S. The American Dream is the belief that through hard work and determination, any United States immigrant can achieve a better life, usually in terms of financial prosperity and enhanced personal freedom of choice.
Degree, diploma, and credit recognition are not performed or regulated by the federal government. Recognition is not usually done by state or local governments, either, except in the case of professional licensure. Instead, the federal government and other levels of government rely on, and recognize, the evaluations of foreign academic, professional, and vocational credentials performed by the delegated competent authorities at the institutional level and in the private sector.
Foreign Medical Graduates – One Solution to the Physician Shortage in the US
The United States may be facing a different kind of healthcare crisis in the coming decades. One of the most prosperous countries in the world may not be able to provide adequate health care to its citizens, not due to a lack of funding or to a lack of technology, but due to a shortage of physicians and trained medical professionals.
The United States Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a report which indicated that by the year 2020, the deficit of physicians could reach 55,000. Other studies predict that due to the aging of our population and the inadequacy of the managed care system, among other factors, we will suffer from a shortage of up to 200,000 physicians in the next two decades.
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Foreign Degree & License Evaluations
There are a variety of rules and steps to evaluate diplomas and knowledge for foreign medical professionals. Generally, medical professionals and all foreign educated aliens applying for U.S. visas or Permanent Residency (green cards), must have their education evaluated and determined to be the equivalent to a U.S. College or University degree or Doctorates.
