Pakistan is America’s third-largest source of foreign doctors

• Pakistan is the third largest source of foreign doctors in the US.
• Accounting for one-third of all practicing physicians.
• The Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi has 3,100 graduates.

According to the OECD, Pakistan is the third largest source of foreign doctors, who account for one-third of all practicing physicians in the United States.

The vast majority of Muslim doctors in the United States are of Pakistani origin.

Foreign Doctors in America:

According to the Catholic Health Association of the United States, approximately 30% of the 800,000 doctors currently practicing in America, or approximately 240,000 doctors, are of foreign origin.

Predictions vary, but the American Association of Medical Colleges predicts that the United States will be short about 160,000 physicians by 2025. More foreign doctors will most likely fill this void.

Pakistani Doctors in United States:

As of 2013, there were over 12,000 Pakistani doctors practicing in the United States, accounting for about 5% of all foreign physicians and surgeons.

Pakistan is the third-largest source of foreign-trained physicians in the world. India tops with 22%, or 52,800 doctors.

The Philippines comes in second with 6%, or 14,400 foreign-trained doctors. India and Pakistan are also the top two sources of foreign doctors in the UK.

Dow Medical University of Health Sciences:

The Dow University of Health Sciences in Karachi has 3,100 graduates, making it the largest pool of doctors among the 12,000 Pakistani doctors in the United States.

According to Dr. Humayun Chaudhry, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federation of State Medical Boards in the United States, approximately 1,900 are from Lahore’s King Edward Medical College and the remainder from Karachi’s Agha Khan University, Lahore’s Allama Iqbal Medical College, and other medical colleges in Pakistan.

Doctor Shortages:

In India, there are six doctors for every 10,000 people, while Pakistan has eight. In the United States, the comparable figure is 25 doctors per 10,000 people.

Despite this, the US continues to import thousands of doctors from these two South Asian countries.

Predictions vary, but the American Association of Medical Colleges predicts that the United States will be short about 160,000 physicians by 2025.

This void will almost certainly be filled by foreign doctors from India and Pakistan.

Summary:

Pakistani physicians and surgeons are the third largest source of practising physicians and surgeons in the United States.

And more are arriving to fill the ongoing shortages, despite the fact that Pakistan has only eight doctors per 10,000 people, or one-third of the 25 doctors per 10,000 in the United States.

Will this change once Donald Trump is inaugurated as President on January 20, 2017? The only way to know is to wait and see.

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