Why Are Qualified Hispanic Doctors Being Forced to Worked in Taxis?

by Mike Smith · 2009-09-15 10:43:00 UTC
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We've got great qualified doctors working in taxis when they could be helping people. But good news: Miller-McCune is reporting on the International Medical Graduate Program which is targeting thousands of Hispanic doctors who trained in Latin America, but are living legally in the U.S. and unable to practice. Well trained doctors are unable to help even though a quarter of Hispanics lack a usual healthcare provider. The program will help the doctors through licensing exams, which are usually very costly.

The programe is helping fix the program of a severe lack of Hispanic docs — Hispanics account for 1/3rd of California's population, but only 5% of its physicians. The intention is that this'll help increase quality of care and help doctors better understand patients when taking histories. It's a shame the international movement of doctors is so impeded, but it's encouraging that California recognizes the importance of increasing the number Hispanics doctors in the U.S.

Comprehensive healthcare reform is expected to help minority communities most — Hispanics are the largest group proportionally without insurance.

[Photo credit: colros]

Mike Smith
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