Still not enough: A new call from healthcare entities on the shortage of qualified professionals

Healthcare institutions in charge of recruitment processes are again calling on regulatory entities to expedite visa protocols for foreign healthcare professionals.

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Some developments in the immigration process

Medical personnel shortages came to light in August 2021, and, since then, the Department of State implemented certain strategies to expedite the immigration process for health professionals who qualify for permanent or temporary residency. However, for Sinead Carbery, president of O’Grady Peyto International, a leading health care worker recruitment firm, it is still not enough.

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Facing the COVID -19 crisis requires more

In an article published by U.S News & world report, Carbery discusses these developments and believes that “They need to continue the momentum because the shortage is almost feeling like a crisis at this point“. Some of the arguments why she believes that further progress needs to take place are:

• On average, 194,000 registered nurses will be required per year over the next 10 years.
• Although there are approximately 10,000 nurses who are trained and meet immigration requirements, they are still awaiting interviews assigned by consulates in their home countries, which can take 12 to 18 months.
• 30% (approximately 400,000) of the country’s registered nurses have resigned since February 2020. More than half indicate that they left their position due to the COVID-19 virus.
• Faced with this significant number of vacancies, many employers are willing to hire these foreign trained health care workers who meet the legal requirements, but due to the backlog of paperwork, hiring processes take much longer than expected.

This article also discusses some complementary proposals to address the recruitment deficit of the hospital network, proposing alliances with educational institutions that offer professional training to vulnerable populations such as certain immigrant communities.

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Immigration education projects as a way to deal with the crisis

Training projects that encourage more American citizens and legal residents to enter health-related training programs are strategies that could help address the current crisis, along with the implementation of pathways to facilitate immigration processing for skilled foreign professionals. This could be an important alternative to address the current conditions of the health care system.

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