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Medical exclusion of immigrants. Applicants for immigration into the United States must meet certain medical standards, as assessed by the Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record (I-693). The purpose of the medical exam is to ensure that an applicant is “not inadmissible to the United States on public health grounds." [1 ...
Refugee health in the United States. A nurse tends to a woman in an Arizona migrant camp, 1961. Special considerations are needed to provide appropriate medical treatment for refugee migrants to the United States, who often face extreme adversity, violent and/or traumatic experiences, and travel through perilous regions. [1]
Civil surgeon. In the United States, a civil surgeon is designated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to conduct medical examinations of immigrants applying for certain visas, adjustment of status, and other immigration benefits. Civil surgeons play an important role in ensuring that immigrants are medically fit to enter ...
Ellis Island. / 40.699556°N 74.039583°W / 40.699556; -74.039583. The Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital (also known as USPHS Hospital No. 43) was a United States Public Health Service hospital on Ellis Island, in New York Harbor, that operated from 1902 to 1951. [5] The hospital is part of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.
Aliens who were detained for a medical examination were still considered to not have formally entered the United States. Whereas the Immigration Act of 1882 had only regulated the coastal borders of the United States, the Immigration Act of 1891 extended this authority to land borders with Canada and Mexico. It directed the Secretary of the ...
Description and purpose. The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a multistep assessment required for medical licensure in the United States by all graduates of M.D.-granting American medical schools as well as all graduates of international medical schools. [13] It consists of three examinations: [14] Step 1: Assesses ...
In the United States, an international medical graduate (IMG) is a graduate from a medical school located outside the United States and Canada. Graduates of Canadian M.D. programs are not considered IMGs in the United States. [13] [14] IMGs may be either United States citizens or non-citizens who were educated in a school outside U.S. or Canada.
According to the US Department of Education, the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates ( ECFMG) is "the authorized credential evaluation and guidance agency for non-U.S. physicians and graduates of non-U.S. medical schools who seek to practice in the United States or apply for a U.S. medical residency program.