Primary care will soon be taken over by foreign-trained physicians

Yes, it’s because of the money:

As more U.S. doctors opt for better-paying specialties such as cardiology and orthopedics, residency programs for family physicians here are increasingly drawing doctors from abroad.

This year, 28 of the 78 first-year residents in family practice programs in Minnesota came from foreign medical schools. At Hennepin County Medical Center, eight of 10 places were filled by foreign graduates. At the University of Minnesota’s Smiley’s Clinic in the Seward neighborhood in Minneapolis, five of six places were filled by foreign doctors.

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