Jun 15
Our new editorial: Tracking medical workforce trends
bit.ly/4ekHi2l
@NDTP_HSE #medicalworkforce #consultants #NCHDs
171
Resident doctors call off strike after last-minute offer
@TheBMA
#NHS #Doctors #UKNews #Healthcare #Strikes #HealthPolicy #BreakingNews #MedicalWorkforce
pharmacy.biz/resident-doctor…
54
Jun 12
Our new editorial: Tracking medical workforce trends
bit.ly/4ekHi2l
@NDTP_HSE #medicalworkforce #consultants #NCHDs
104
May 22
This decision will severely damage U.S. physician retention.
Foreign physicians often spend 7 to 11 years in the U.S. before obtaining a green card. Many are structurally barred from permanent residency unless they first complete years of residency or fellowship, then serve another 3 to 5 years in underserved communities through J-1 waiver programs.
After a decade of training, paying taxes, treating American patients, and filling critical shortages, telling them to leave the U.S. and wait abroad for a green card is absurd, especially when they may then face a travel ban.
The message is clear: America wants immigrant doctors’ labor, but not their stability.
That is how you destroy recruitment and retention.
If you are an IMG thinking of coming to the U.S., please don’t.
#PhysicianShortage #IMGs #ImmigrantDoctors #HealthcareCrisis #J1Waiver #Conrad30 #LiftTheHold #USCISPause #SaveOurDoctors #RuralHealthcare #PhysicianRetention #MedicalWorkforce #KeepDoctorsInAmerica #HealthcareAccess #FixLegalImmigration
May 22
Trump admin announces green card applicants must leave US and apply from home country trib.al/swJ89Rt
705
132
675
497,732
May 16
The Director of the Cato Institute explains how current policies are forcing thousands of highly skilled immigrants, including physicians, from fully legal to unemployed and undocumented almost overnight, then placing them at risk of detention.
Punishment based solely on birthplace. No individualized finding. No case-specific issue. If you were born in a country deemed undesirable, there is virtually nothing you can do about it, whether you are a Mayo Clinic heart surgeon, an incoming first-year resident, married to a U.S. citizen or dual citizen, working in a VA hospital or fully booked for surgeries and clinics months in advance.
People cannot plan their children’s schooling, health insurance, housing, travel, or employment. Some cannot renew driver’s licenses. Many cannot plan even one month ahead.
Thousands of physicians are impacted by this.
These doctors’ mistake was choosing to come to the U.S. in the first place, believing the system would honor its own rules, respect reliance interests, and value their contributions.
It turned out to be a very expensive and traumatizing illusion.
If you are a physician thinking about coming to the United States for training or work, please don’t.
#PhysiciansOnPause #LiftThePause #USCIS #LegalImmigration #HighSkilledImmigrants #Doctors #MedicalResidency #HealthcareCrisis #PhysicianShortage #GreenCard #ImmigrationPolicy #MedicalWorkforce #SkilledImmigration #Detention #IMG #PM6020192 #PM6020194 #Medtwitter
11
18
72
4,841
May 15
I doubt POTUS is even informed of what his current immigration policies are doing.
In today’s America, you can be a heart surgeon, a senior Apple engineer, the CEO of a major company, or a Harvard/MIT-trained PhD in a critical field, and tomorrow become unemployed, face detention, and be placed in removal proceedings because a visa or work authorization renewal was delayed or paused indefinitely based on your country of birth.
Application renewals that were routinely processed in 2 weeks for decades are now taking 6 months or more, with no clear explanation and no meaningful remedy. For many people, there has been essentially nothing they can do about it.
That is the current reality for many highly skilled immigrants who have lived, worked, paid taxes, built companies, treated patients, advanced science, and contributed to the United States for years, sometimes decades.
#Immigration #HighSkilledImmigrants #Physicians #Engineers #Scientists #SkilledImmigration #USCIS #EAD #GreenCard #LegalImmigration #Healthcare #STEM #MedicalWorkforce #ImmigrationReform #LiftThePause #PhysiciansOnPause
May 11
Hundreds of thousands of legal immigrants find themselves in limbo, many losing their jobs and risking deportation, after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services refuses to process their cases. share.inquirer.com/vjj7mq
4
7
32
4,048
May 14
Those five physicians will not be the last.
There are thousands more at risk.
It has been 193 days since the indefinite pause on routine renewals, work permits, and green cards for physicians born in 39 countries, regardless of merit, legal status, service, or individual circumstances. Some have worked in U.S. healthcare for a decade.
Many now have only days left in lawful status. If USCIS does not act, they face two choices:
1️⃣ Stay in the gray zone of a pending application, unemployed, trapped in limbo, at risk of detention, unable to drive, work, or keep health insurance.
2️⃣ Or leave their careers, patients, and lives behind and search for countries that value their service and do not subject them to this horror.
There is no real third option.
The impact on hospitals will be devastating in July, during the biggest transition of care in American medicine. Many of these physicians have already signed contracts to start residency, fellowship, or jobs in rural and underserved areas.
Physician unemployment is around <0.3% by recent Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Virtually zero in multiple subspecialties. These doctors are not easily replaceable.
This will devastate healthcare access and place enormous strain on hospitals, patients, and the physicians left behind.
#LiftTheHold #USCISPause #PhysiciansOnPause #HealthcareCrisis #DoctorShortage #IMGs #LegalImmigration #HighSkilledImmigrants #PhysicianShortage #PatientCare #ImmigrationPolicy #MedicalWorkforce #DoctorsInLimbo #HealthcareAccess #ImmigrantDoctors #AmericanHealthcare
#JulyHealthCareCrisis
Second Venezuelan Doctor Is Released From Immigration Custody nytimes.com/2026/05/13/us/ve… via @NYTimes
1
5
23
2,483
May 13
Now another 1,000 to 1,200 Americans have lost access to a qualified physician because a law-abiding doctor was pushed into detention for the “crime” of being born in the wrong country.
This is not an abstract immigration delay. Every detained or forced-out physician means higher costs to Americans, canceled clinics, delayed surgeries, longer wait times, and real patients losing care. Physician unemployment in the US is virtually zero, we have no hidden army of physicians hiding ready to replace them.
Thousands of long serving physicians inside the US healthcare system remain at risk.
Despite the news of an exemption, we are not aware of anyone being approved in the past three weeks.
Currently, physicians from 39 countries cannot get visa extensions, work permits, or green cards, even when their cases were previously approvable or already approved. Even if they are married to US citizen, have approved Einstein green card or committed 5 years for rural service or they are the best heart surgeon at Harvard or Mayo clinic.
Immigration delay is not neutral. It means falling out of status, losing employment, health insurance, driver license and becoming at risk of detention while waiting for an application that may never be adjudicated.
In other words, people are being rendered undocumented and stripped of their livelyhoods through no fault of their own, except having faith in the system.
That is why many affected physicians have already signed jobs elsewhere, left, or are preparing to leave for their home countries, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and other countries that recognize and value U.S. training and medical experience, rather than live through this state of uncertainty and terror.
A fine repayment and thank-you for years of service and for taking care of American lives in good faith. Worse access to care for the 97 million american living in rural and federally underserved areas.
#LiftTheHold #PhysiciansOnPause #FixUSCIS #HealthcareCrisis #ProtectPhysicians #LegalImmigrants #HealthcareAccess #DoctorShortage #PatientCare #StopThePause #ImmigrationReform #KeepDoctorsWorking #AmericanPatients #MedicalWorkforce #USHealthcare
May 13
BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Project IMG has confirmed with the families that two more healthcare professionals were reportedly taken into ICE detention this week.
One is a physician recently matched into a Pediatrics residency program in Texas and scheduled to begin residency soon. According to information confirmed with the family, she is currently being held in the same detention center as Dr. Bibi.
The second is an OBGYN in her home country who later completed NP training in the United States and has been working legally as a Nurse Practitioner. According to information confirmed with the family, she was detained near I-75 and is now being held in Boca Ratón, Florida.
This is devastating.
These are healthcare professionals who have dedicated their lives to caring for patients and serving communities across the United States.
Project IMG has been in direct communication with affected families and continues actively supporting efforts during these incredibly difficult moments.
UPDATE ON DR. BIBI:
After spending 32 days in ICE detention, Dr. Bibi was expected to be released yesterday after bond was paid. According to information shared with the family, the delay was reportedly related to an issue within ICE’s system/software processing. At this time, she is expected to be released today.
No child should experience separation from their parent like this.
No physician or healthcare worker serving communities should face this level of uncertainty and fear.
We will continue advocating, raising awareness, and supporting affected physicians, healthcare workers, and families.
Healthcare is human.
#ProjectIMG #ProtectDoctors #IMGStrong #HealthcareIsHuman #MedicalCommunity
1
7
25
3,075
May 8
The physician adjudication pause does not appear to be lifted yet in practice.
Per @curtismorrison update: USCIS is still telling the courts that it is “working to implement” a lift for certain physician-related applications and expects operational guidance “as soon as practicable.”
That means no final operational policy yet, no clear timeline, and no confirmed case movement.
A May 6, 2026 survey shared of 151 impacted physicians inside the U.S. found zero final adjudication decisions nearly a week after the reported update.
So far, this looks like a promise of future guidance, not an actual lift of the hold.
#LiftTheHold #PhysiciansOnPause #USCISPause #LiftThePause #HealthcareCrisis #IMG #ResidentPhysicians #PhysicianShortage #HealthcareAccess #MedicalWorkforce #KeepDoctorsWorking #PatientCare #USCIS #ImmigrantPhysicians #FixUSCIS
2
10
38
10,067
May 1
Not only that. Even physicians who already applied to these federal rural physician programs, committed to serve underserved communities for 3–5 years, and had those applications approved years ago are now being trapped.
They fulfilled their service. They kept their end of the bargain. They did so with the promise that, at the end of that commitment, they could pursue a green card and long-term stability in the United States.
Yet since December, many still cannot get their cases processed, whether their green cards are through employment, NIW, or marriage, simply because they were born in one of the 39 countries on the ban list.
And it is not only the green card. They cannot get the work permits or travel permits they are statutorily eligible for under the law. They cannot even extend visas.
Hundreds are being sidelined mid-year, pushed toward unemployment and financial instability, disrupting patient care, and forcing many to consider leaving for countries like Canada. This undermines the integrity of a physician pipeline that has existed for decades to meet America’s rural healthcare needs.
#LiftTheHold
#USCISPause
#PhysicianShortage
#SaveOurDoctors
#HealthcareCrisis
#IMGsMatter
#RuralHealth
#PatientCareFirst
#ImmigrationReform
#HighSkilledImmigrants
#DoctorsInLimbo
#KeepDoctorsWorking
#MedicalWorkforce
May 1
Since December 2025, thousands of long serving board certified physicians trapped by this sweeping freeze, imposed under PM-602-0192 and PM-602-0194, which halted petitions for nationals of 39 countries regardless of legal status, length of stay, or any individualized factors.
These broad policies were imposed without regard for reliance interests or the national interest, and the result has been the quiet sidelining of thousands of long-serving, U.S.-trained physicians solely because of where they were born. By failing to renew work permits and visas in a timely manner, the system has already pushed many out of patient care in the middle of a critical workforce shortage, disrupting access to care for millions of American families.
This is not an abstraction. Patients return for follow-up after major surgery only to find that their surgeon is gone. Cancer patients are now driving hours because their physician was removed in the middle of treatment.
Nearly 97 million Americans live in federally designated shortage areas, where foreign-born physicians make up >50% of the physician workforce.
Medical organizations have urged that this barrier be addressed as it’s a patient care crisis unfolding in plain sight . So far, it does not appear to be a priority by USCIS.
Useful links related to the impact of USCIS PM-602-0192/94 on physicians inside the U.S
Association of American Medical Colleges — Physician workforce warning on immigration
aamc.org/media/89616/downloa…
American Medical Association — Physician workforce warning on immigration
searchlf.ama-assn.org/letter……
American College of Physicians — Immigration barriers harming access to care
acponline.org/sites/default/…
American Academy of Neurology — Immigration policy threatening specialty care
aan.com/siteassets/home-page…
Trump's visa freeze sidelines immigrant doctors. Here's how axios.com/2026/03/24/trump-v…
New York Times — Trump’s Immigration Policy Sidelines Foreign Doctors Amid Shortage
nytimes.com/2026/04/04/us/tr…
CNN — Immigrant doctors sidelined due to indefinite freeze
cnn.com/2026/04/07/health/tr…
Politico — A slowdown in US visa processing is wreaking havoc on foreign doctors’ lives
politico.com/news/2026/04/01…
MedPage Today — Immigrant physicians in limbo
medpagetoday.com/opinion/sec…
#LiftTheHold
#LiftThePause
#UscisPause
#PM6020192
#PM6020194
#PhysiciansOnPause
#PhysicianShortage
#HealthcareCrisis
#FixUSCIS
#HighSkilledImmigrants
#SaveOurPatients
#AdjudicateDontDelay
3
11
627
Mar 25
"Imagine an average of just 4 doctors attending to 10,000 patients — overworked and overstretched."
- Dr. Benjamin Oluwatosin Olowojebutu, First Vice President, NMA.
#DoctorsDeficit #HealthcareCrisis #NigeriaHealth #DoctorShortage #OverworkedDoctors #MedicalWorkforce
3
3
49
💠Recognising, supporting, and empowering SAS doctors is not just about fairness. It is essential for a sustainable and resilient healthcare system. @theSAScollect
#SASDoctors #SASsupport #SASsix #MedicalWorkforce #HealthcareLeadership #NHS #PatientCare
2
5
315
🌟 #HR! @Mercycork seeks a #SeniorHRGeneralist – #MedicalWorkforce (#GradeV)!
HR Exp in healthcare beneficial (not essential)
Temp FT Contract
For details & to apply, see: api.occupop.com/shared/job/s…
#CIPD #HRGeneralist #HRSpecialist #HRBusinessPartner #HSEjobs #PublicJobs #HRJobs
2
29
3 Nov 2025
The sleeper crisis in healthcare is happening in the operating room.
Tennessee hospitals are facing shortages of anesthesia providers, putting everything from routine procedures to emergency surgeries at risk. Anesthesiologists, CRNAs, and CAAs are in high demand, and the gap is growing.
Read how the shortage came to be, why it matters, and what solutions could help ensure safe, timely care for all patients: tennessean.com/story/opinion…
#Healthcare #Anesthesiology #PatientSafety #MedicalWorkforce #USAP
2
59
26 Sep 2025
How Health System Executives Are Tackling 2025’s Most Pressing Issues
nortekmedical.com/2025/05/22…
For locum tenens opportunities or to hire locum tenens, reach out to Vincent Burger at 281-312-2431.
#LocumTenens #HealthcareStaffing #MedicalWorkforce #PhysicianWellness
4
64
25 Sep 2025
How Locum Tenens Helps Combat Physician Burnout
For locum tenens opportunities or to hire locum tenens, reach out to Vincent Burger at 281-312-2431.
linkedin.com/pulse/how-locum…
#PhysicianBurnout #LocumTenens #HealthcareStaffing #MedicalWorkforce #PhysicianWellness
3
61
⚡ The numbers don't lie: #PrimaryCare shortages are creating dangerous care gaps nationwide. From missed diagnoses to delayed interventions, patients are paying the price. Our latest blog reveals what's working to solve this crisis and how you can make a difference.
➡️ ow.ly/1EP650WItRB
#HealthcareShortage #TransformativePrimaryCare #ValueBasedCare #PrimaryCareCrisis #PhysicianShortage #HealthcareAccess #PatientCareMatters #MedicalWorkforce #HealthcareSolutions #DoctorShortage #HealthPolicy
3
71
22 Aug 2025
NPHCDA Trains 126 New Staff to Boost Primary Healthcare
ABUJA, Nigeria - The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) has commenced training...
africanhealthreport.com/2025…
#HealthNews #News #medicalworkforce
2
2
60
12 May 2025
Big news! Illinois’ new international medical graduates law is a game-changer for strengthening the physician workforce! #IMGs #PhysicianShortage #MedicalWorkforce buff.ly/RiGcKD6
1
2
59
23 Apr 2025
Education is the foundation for lasting change.Empowering local institutions & investing in education creates sustainable, homegrown healthcare solutions.Together, we build hope.
#PeopleToPeople #HealthForEthiopia #MedicalWorkforce #Oncology #Hematology #AfricaRising
1
2
466