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ArticleJournal of immigrant and minority health2023

Integrating Immigrant Health Professionals into the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: Barriers and Solutions.

Morhaf Al Achkar, Arati Dahal, Bianca K Frogner, Susan M Skillman, Davis G Patterson

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Article in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Morhaf Al AchkarDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356390, Seattle, WA, 98195-6390, USA. alachkar@uw.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4160-0550
Arati DahalDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356390, Seattle, WA, 98195-6390, USA.
Bianca K FrognerDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356390, Seattle, WA, 98195-6390, USA.
Susan M SkillmanDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356390, Seattle, WA, 98195-6390, USA.
Davis G PattersonDepartment of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Box 356390, Seattle, WA, 98195-6390, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Internationally educated immigrant healthcare workers face skill underutilization working in lower-skilled healthcare jobs or outside healthcare. This study explored barriers to and solutions for integrating immigrant health professionals. Content analysis identifying key themes from semi-structured qualitative interviews with representatives from Welcome Back Centers (WBCs) and partner organizations. 18 participants completed interviews. Barriers facing immigrant health professionals included lack of access to resources, financial constraints, language difficulties, credentialing challenges, prejudice, and investment in current occupations. Barriers facing programs that assist immigrant health professionals included eligibility restrictions, funding challenges, program workforce instability, recruitment difficulties, difficulty maintaining connection, and pandemic challenges. Long-term program success depended on partner networks, advocacy, addressing prejudice, a client-centered approach, diverse resources and services, and conducting research. Initiatives to integrate immigrant health professionals require multi-level responses to diverse needs and collaborations among organizations that support immigrant health professionals, healthcare systems, labor, and other stakeholders.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsHealth Services AccessibilityHealth PersonnelHumansOccupationsQualitative ResearchWorkforceHealth professional recruitmentHealth workforceHealth workforce diversityImmigrant health workers

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PMID37084020
PMCPMC10119818

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