With the United State facing a shortage of up to 90,400 physicians by 2025, foreign-born physicians and medical professionals may play a key role in fighting the shortage, according to Forbes.
Here are five notes:
1. Nearly 25 percent of U.S physicians are foreign-born, with foreign-born professionals comprising 16 percent of U.S. residents employed in healthcare occupations.
2. More physicians, especially native-born physicians, are specializing due to a pay increase. Specialists can earn up to 45 percent more than primary care physicians.
3. Foreign-born physicians may be key to addressing the primary care physician shortage, particularly in underserved communities where there is more need for primary care
4. Although family physicians comprise less than 15 percent of the outpatient workforce, family physicians perform nearly 42 percent of office visits in rural areas.
5. Foreign-born physicians may also help provide care for diverse communities. In 2011, almost 40 million individuals in the United States spoke Spanish and less than 4 percent of providers are currently considered proficient in the language.
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