Lebanon has worlds highest per capita number of Medical Graduates (IMGs) training in the US

Lebanon has worlds highest per capita number of Medical Graduates (IMGs) training in the US

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2023-04-04 | 05:25

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Lebanon has world's highest per capita number of Medical Graduates (IMGs) training in the US

Lebanon has the world's highest per capita number of International Medical Graduates (IMGs) training in the US. However, Internal Medicine resident Maroun Bou Zerdan believes this data may be underrepresented, as some physicians have H1B visas, green cards, or dual citizenship.

As shown below, #Lebanon 🇱🇧 🧠 is the country providing the highest number of IMGs per capita to train in the 🇺🇸.

Data may be underrepresented as some physicians are on an H1B visa, green card, etc.. #MedTwitter @ECFMG_IMG pic.twitter.com/9SZ5ZsB4Us

— Maroun Bou Zerdan, MD (@MarounBouZerdan) April 3, 2023

For years, Lebanon has faced a growing brain drain due to high immigration rates among its youth and skilled professionals seeking jobs abroad.

Research from the American University in Beirut reveals that since 2019, Lebanon has lost around 5,000 doctors to immigration. Even before the crisis, older data indicated that over 40% of all medical graduates in Lebanon pursued opportunities in the US.

In a 2021 statement, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, and Dr. Ahmed Al Mandhari, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, warned that Lebanon's brain drain is advancing at an alarming rate. Approximately 40 percent