Chijioke Ikonte | The Role and Challenges of Foreign-born Healthcare Professionals During the Pandemic
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Today we discuss the role of foreign-born health care professionals during the pandemic. Joining from Milwaukee, Wisconsin is Chijioke Ikonte, who is a med student at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
We discuss:
The impact of J-1 visas and Conrad Waiver programs for foreign born medical professionals
Operational shifts of Hospitals\' and med schools\' during covid
Tele-medicine
Health disparities in underserved communities
4th year med students called upon early to fight the outbreak