Internationally trained physicians can receive grants to help them enter the U.S. health care workforce.

The Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act of 2026 aims to address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce. The bill allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to develop alternative pathways to licensure for internationally trained physicians. These programs enable such physicians to practice medicine under supervision while completing the United States Medical Licensing Examination.

Internationally trained physicians can receive grants to help them enter the U.S. health care workforce.

The Internationally Trained Physicians Assistance Act of 2026 aims to address barriers immigrants and refugees face to entering the health care workforce. The bill allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to States to develop alternative pathways to licensure for internationally trained physicians. These programs enable such physicians to practice medicine under supervision while completing the United States Medical Licensing Examination.