To evaluate trends in physician and registered nurse immigration from 19 banned countries and characterize US communities most affected by the immigration ban.
Key Findings:
Annual physician inflow from banned countries increased from 350 in 2010 to 459 in 2023, accounting for approximately 2.5% of total physician inflow.
Annual nurse inflow from banned countries increased from 189 in 2010 to 368 in 2022, representing approximately 1% of total nurse inflow.
In 2023, 2.15% of all US physicians and 1.41% of all US nurses were from banned countries.
Counties with at least 1 physician from a banned country were more likely to be designated as primary care Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Interpretation:
Limitations:
Lack of specifics about the immigration status of physicians and nurses from banned countries.
Inability to evaluate potential causal impacts of the immigration ban.
OECD data lacks specifics about individual physicians and nurses.
