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Can doctors from other countries practice in the US?

Can doctors from other countries practice in the US?
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Doctors from other countries can and do practice medicine in the United States. In fact, foreign-born physicians make up roughly 1 in 4 U.S. doctors, with an estimated 325,000 trained abroad and now working here as of late 2025. The challenge is that practicing legally in the U.S. requires two se...

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