Outlines and clarifies the 1981 amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. Covers provisions relating to visa status of foreign students, foreign medical students, and foreign medical graduates; naturalization requirements; alien admission criteria and requirements; reentry permits; and alien deportation. (MJL)

Hearings before the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and International Law are presented regarding the immigration of foreign medical graduates and the new restrictions placed on their entry into this country under the provision of Title IV of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-484). Testimony…

Past and current impacts of the supply of foreign medical graduates (FMGs) on the total physician supply and on the availability of physician services are reviewed, and the possible future role of FMGs is forecasted. The relationship of the levels and changes in FMG supply to legislative decisions of the past three decades is also addressed, with…

Steps in the process of hiring alien physicians to teach in medical schools and health sciences universities are outlined for department heads and division chairs to help in dealing with school administrators, attorneys, and immigration officials encountered. Common errors and pitfalls are emphasized. (Author/MSE)

Congressional hearings on H.R. 7118, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the admission of foreign medical graduates for graduate medical education, are presented. The bill would allow an extension of the time by which hospitals are required to reduce their reliance on foreign medical graduates. In particular the…

Provisions of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 (PL 94-484), which amends Title VII of the Public Health Service Act and other laws, are explained. Most existing authorities are extended without change through FY77. Most new authorities go into effect in FY78 for a three year period. The provisions explained cover the…

A questionnaire was sent to the 47 directors of medical education (DMEs) in metropolitan Chicago teaching hospitals to determine the effect of PL-94-484. Findings are reported on improvement in the quality of foreign medical graduates and of residency programs, efforts at medical school affiliation, and availability of residency programs. (L BH)

The effects of Title VI provisions of the Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976 on patient care services in hospitals were investigated. The law restricts the supply of foreign medical grduates in the United States. Interviews were conducted with representatives of the administrative, medical, and teaching staffs of 24 hospitals to…

The purchase of fraudulent medical degrees and credentials and the provision of medical care by unqualified people posing as doctors are the subject of these hearings before the U.S. House of Representatives. Investigations revealed the following findings: U.S. citizens who graduated from foreign medical school have received medical licenses…

This is a report of hearings held in Washington, D.C., on March 10 and 12, 1980, on the Health Professions Education and Distribution Act of 1980--three bills amending Public Health Service Act, Titles VII and VIII, and the national health Service Corps Program. S. 2375 would extend assistance programs for training health professionals and the…

A followup to a 1980 General Accounting Office (GAO) report was undertaken to evaluate public and private activities that addressed problems created by U.S. citizens studying medicine abroad and returning to the United States to practice medicine. The 1980 report made suggestions to ensure that U.S. foreign medical graduates received education and…

The Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976, signed into law on Oct. 12, 1976, extends health mampower training authorities through fiscal year 1980 with significant changes to meet national needs. The law (PL 94-484), which amends Title VII of the Public Health Service Act and other laws, is designed primarily to produce more…