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US rural areas brace for shortage of doctors after visa policy changes
Small-town America needs steady flow of foreign doctors for medical services
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, Mar 19, 2017 · 09:50 PM
New York
IN Coudersport, Pennsylvania, a town in a mountainous region an hour's drive from the nearest Wal-Mart, Cole Memorial Hospital counts on two Jordanian physicians to keep its obstetrics unit open and is actively recruiting foreign specialists.
In Fargo, North Dakota, a gastroenterologist from Lebanon - who is among thousands of foreign physicians in the state - has risen to become vice-president of the North Dakota Medical Association.
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