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<blockquote> <p>Maybe, but if there is going to be a doctor shortage in this country, then shouldn't the government employ more people even from out of the country, before there is a definite need to do so?<<</p> </blockquote>
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<p>If they were educated abroad then maybe the answer is yes. But giving a spot in a US medical school to an international student instead of a US citizen will do nothing to help with any doctor shortages in the US. At best it's a wash and may in fact hurt if the foreign student decides to return home.</p>