Medical education of foreign physicians in the United States
The mass migration of foreign physicians to the United States of America is the result of national and international conditions with unfilled educational positions in hospitals serving as the major means of entry. No hospital training exists in the United States having as its sole intent the education of foreign physicians. Due to recent changes in the laws, the largest percentage of foreign physicians are entering as permanent immigrants creating need for one standard of qualification for practice and multi purposed orientation programs. Presentation of present trends which can have significant effect on migration and implications for the future. Need for development of short term medical training to fill specific planned needs of other countries. Proposal that International Anesthesia Research Society serve as the focal point of such an undertaking in anesthesiology.