COVID-19 & International Medical Graduates
Around the world, international medical professionals have volunteered to help fight the spread of COVID-19. The pandemic is straining many nations’ healthcare systems and can be alleviated if these highly qualified individuals are permitted to help.
Below you’ll find a compilation of posts related to this pressing issue.
Also read my opinion piece reflecting on this problem in Canada – Times of Crisis Call for Innovative Solutions: International Medical Graduates Can Help Combat COVID-19
As Coronavirus Spreads, Refugee Doctors Want to Join the Fight, UNHCR
These Immigrant Women are Experts in their Fields of Science. Why Aren’t they Working in Them? CBC News
Research Shows Canada Has Overlooked Immigrant Doctors, New Canadian Media
All Hands on Deck: It’s Time to Allow Internationally-Trained Physicians to Join the Fight, New Canadian Media
How Immigrant Medical Professionals Are Helping To Fight The Coronavirus, National Public Radio
Quebec Relies on Hundreds of Asylum Seekers in Long-Term Care Battle Against COVID-19, CBC News
Immigrant Doctors Want to Help Fight COVID-19 but are Stymied by State Licensing Laws, The New Yorker
Refugees to the Rescue? Germany Taps Migrant Medics to Battle Virus, Reuters
Refugees are on the Front Line of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Let’s Give Them the Rights They Deserve, World Economic Forum
Needed: Migrant Medics to Fight COVID-19 in Germany, InfoMigrants
Local Politicos Ask Adrian Dix to Recognize International Medical Professionals’ Credentials in Context of COVID-19, The Georgia Straight
Thousands of Bay Area Foreign Citizens with Health-Related Degrees Could Help Battle Coronavirus: Think Tank, The Mercury News
A Pandemic is Not the Right Time to Licence More Foreign-Trained Doctors: Regulator, CBC News
Thousands of Immigrant Doctors Can’t Fight Coronavirus in Canada: Vice
Germany Calls on Migrant Medics to Help Tackle Coronavirus: The Guardian
Doctors Trained Abroad Want to Join Front Lines of COVID-19 Fight in Canada: National Post
Foreign-Trained Medics Just Want to ‘Serve the Community’ During Crisis, Says Doctor: CBC News
Daphne Bramham: Even in a Pandemic, Foreign Doctors Face a System Rigged Against Them: Vancouver Sun
‘We’re Here, We’re Ready.’ Thousands of Foreign-Trained Doctors, Nurses Eager to Help in the COVID-19 Crisis. Why isn’t Canada Acting? The Star
‘We Want to Join this Fight’: Immigrant Physicians Make Plea to Serve on Front Lines of COVID-19: CTV News Calgary
Some Internationally Trained Doctors Can Apply for 30-day Ontario Licence to Fight COVID-19, CBC News
Daphne Bramham: It’s Absurd to Ignore Foreign-Trained Doctors’ Offers to Help with the COVID Crisis: Vancouver Sun