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H-1B Visa Restrictions and US Primary Care Dependence on International Medical Graduates

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: This cross-sectional study evaluates specialty- and state-level reliance on non-US international medical graduates in primary care training and estimates the extent to which H-1B visa restrictions could disrupt this pathway.

Source: JAMA Network Open

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.29274

Authors: Georgios Karamitros, Georgios Bouloukakis, Gregory A. Lamaris, Sofoklis Goulas, Scott D. Lifchez, Galen Perdikis, William C. Lineaweaver, Irene Papanicolas

Institutions: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Maryland Medical Center, University of Crete, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Brown University

Language: English

Topic: Global Health Workforce Issues

Subfield: Emergency Medical Services

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,000

OpenAlex ID: W7203654253

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