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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 ...
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 ...
www.usmle.org. The United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) is a three-step examination program for medical licensure in the United States sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME). [9] Physicians with a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree are required to pass the USMLE ...
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. While the monument is managed by the National Park Service as part of the National ...
International medical graduate. An international medical graduate (IMG), earlier known as a foreign medical graduate (FMG), is a physician who has graduated from a medical school outside of the country where he or she intends to practice. The term non-local medical graduate may be similarly used in countries with distinct licensing regions ...
Immigration detention has been cited for repeated violations of human rights, including physical and sexual abuse, insufficient or denial of medical care, and substandard living conditions. [5] Health conditions and medical services have also received increasing attention in news coverage due to reports of premature deaths of those who had been ...
China was the country of origin for 147,000 recent U.S. immigrants in 2013, while Mexico sent just 125,000, according to a Census Bureau study by researcher Eric Jensen and others. India, with 129,000 immigrants, also topped Mexico, though the two countries' results weren't statistically different from each other.
They give them a medical exam, because they don't want people coming over with tuberculosis," Van Orden said incredulously. ... was classified as ‘non-cooperative’ with federal immigration ...