Rural Health Research Gateway

International Medical Graduates (IMGs)

Current Projects

International Medical Graduates on J-1 and H-1B Visas: Understanding Trends in their Contributions to Health Care Delivery for Rural Underserved Populations
Research center: WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Funder: Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Topic: International Medical Graduates (IMGs)
This study will identify trends and data needs regarding the contributions of international medical graduates’ on J-1 and H-1B visas (IMGs) to rural health care delivery. A workgroup of IMG research and policy stakeholders will be established to help identify IMG supply data trends, needs, and pressing policy issues, lay the groundwork for potential areas of study, data integration and data collection, as well as strengthen the policy-relevance of our work.


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