Trump immigration policies could turn away much-needed foreign doctors, critics say

A health story from North Carolina, reported by NC Newsline.

Health · North Carolina · October 13, 2026

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As the nation’s physician shortage worsens, some fear the Trump administration’s immigration policies will dissuade or prevent doctors who earned their medical degrees in foreign countries from practicing in the United States. Among all U.S. doctors, an estimated one quarter were educated abroad.

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