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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Same is true with nursing schools. They are hard to get into and then we hire from 2nd and 3rd world countries to fill our nursing shortages. Why?! Are Jamaican nurses that much more intelligent than the students who were weeded out? Why not increase the spots available to fill the need.

And same with doctors. We have a shortage of pediatricians and general practitioners [/quote]
There is a nursing shortage in not only this country, but also in countries like the UK. As the population gets older, more healthcare providers are needed. It's why the home healthcare industry is growing.

American doctors don't want to practice family medicine. There's no money in it. That's why a lot of the rural doctors are from foreign countries.

The anecdotal evidence that people are putting forth as examples of how we don't have a shortage is just that.. anecdotal.

[b]Some of you can't even explain why med schools pick foreign students over Americans[/b] without resorting to stereotypes.

https://www.aacnnursing.org/News-Information/Fact-Sheets/Nursing-Shortage

https://www.registerednursing.org/largest-nursing-shortages/

https://dakotafreepress.com/2018/09/19/legislature-approves-more-foreign-doctors-fill-unmet-rural-needs/[/quote]

People are commenting without reading responses.  It as been amply shown that med schools are NOT picking foreign over US graduates.  And the tiny number who are foreign graduates are likely very, very well qualified. [/quote]

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