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