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From: Donald Mackie
Subject: Re: OB-GYN residency
In article <[email protected]> David Nye,
[email protected] writes:
>
>>>I believe it is illegal for a residency to discriminate against
FMGs.
>
>>Is that true? I know some that won't even interview FMGs.
>
>I think a case could be made that this is discriminatory,
particularly
>if an applicant had good board scores and recommendations but wasn't
>offered an interview, but I don't know if it has ever gone to court.
FMGs who are not citizens are, like all aliens, in a difficult
situation. Only citizens get to vote here, so non-citizens are of
little or no interest to legislators. Also, the non-citizen may well
be in the middle of processing for resident alien status. There is a
stron sense that rocking the boat (eg. suing a residency program)
will delay the granting of that status, perhaps for ever.
Don Mackie - his opinions