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Texas Eases Foreign Doctor Licensing
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Texas Eases Path for Foreign-Trained Doctors to Practice, Addressing Physician Shortage
Texas has simplified the process for experienced foreign-trained doctors to practice medicine, aiming to alleviate a growing physician shortage. Under the DOCTOR Act, qualified international graduates no longer need a full US residency, which can take up to seven years. The new law targets doctors already living in the US who completed training abroad. Provisional licenses now allow doctors with a Texas job offer to work under supervision instead of restarting residency. This change is welcomed by doctors like Anil Tibrewal, who spent fifteen years repeating residencies before practicing in Texas. The new pathway requires two extra years of supervised work in health care deserts before a full license. Applicants must have five years of post-residency experience abroad, English proficiency, clean records, and pass key US licensing exams. The Texas Medical Board president, Doctor Sherif Zaafran, believes this will boost the doctor pool without harming local grads. However, a new $100,000 H-one-B visa fee hike under President Trump may slow hires from overseas. Some praise the vetting safeguards, but others worry about uneven foreign training quality or question if the real issue is affording care, not finding doctors. Checkout Solipillow.com
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