Starting this year, foreign-trained doctors in Texas will no longer have to repeat their residency in the United States, where new grads receive hands-on training for up to seven years. Texas last year joined 17 other states by waiving the second residency requirement under a new law designed to bring more doctors more quickly into Texas cities and towns. These 'pathway' laws may seem a curious anomaly, running counter to the federal and state Republican push to keep immigrants without a clear path to working legally out of the United States. But for decades, foreign doctors have become a critical piece of U.S. healthcare, particularly in rural and underserved regions.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
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