Abu Rous Fawzi, Riano Ivy
Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, USA.
Unit of Hematology and Oncology, Dartmouth Cancer Center, Geisel School of Medicine Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, USA.
Cancer Invest. 2023 Feb 14:1-4. doi: 10.1080/07357907.2023.2177859.
In March 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 a global pandemic which led to many countries closing their borders to contain the spread of the virus, stay-at-home mandates were announced and governmental entities started working on minimal capacity. Delays in visa processing and renewal is one aspect that was hugely impacted by the pandemic and led to interruption in the training of many international medical graduates (IMGs). In this manuscript, we share our stories and perspective on the challenges faced by IMGs holding J-1 visa during COVID-19 pandemic.
2020年3月,世界卫生组织宣布新型冠状病毒肺炎为全球大流行病,这导致许多国家关闭边境以遏制病毒传播,宣布实施居家令,政府实体开始在最低限度的能力下运作。签证处理和续签的延迟是受疫情严重影响的一个方面,并导致许多国际医学毕业生(IMG)的培训中断。在本手稿中,我们分享了我们的故事以及对在新型冠状病毒肺炎大流行期间持有J-1签证的国际医学毕业生所面临挑战的看法。