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Doctors seeking visas meet towns seeking doctors

09/30/2008 ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS NEW YORK TIMES
A job fair in New York attracted foreign doctors who seek not only a job, but a green card that will allow them to stay in the United States. The doctors’ visas require them to return home for two years, but working in “medically undeserved areas” may qualify them for visa waivers. Many doctors are able to take such jobs because they do not have student loans to repay, unlike newly trained U.S. doctors. Original story

Labels: foreign doctors, jobs, visas

posted by Valaree and Brea at 3:53 PM