22,820 to 40,689 physicians, or 78%. Source: 2018 FSMB Census Quality of care One study examining quality of care by international medical graduates is noted as follows. "One-quarter of practicing physicians in the United States are graduates of international medical schools. The quality of care provided by doctors educated abroad has been the subject of ongoing concern. Our analysis of 244,153 hospitalizations in Pennsylvania found that patients of doctors who graduated from international medical schools and were not U.S. citizens at the time they entered medical school had significantly lower mortality rates than patients cared for by doctors who graduated from U.S. medical schools or who were U.S. citizens and received their degrees abroad. The patient population consisted of those with congestive heart failure or acute myocardial infarction. We found no significant mortality difference when comparing all international medical graduates with all U.S. medical school graduates". Data on older Medicare patients admitted to hospital in the US showed that patients treated by international graduates had lower mortality than patients cared for by US graduates. References External links Educational Commission for Medical Graduates United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE) National Resident Matching Program Foreign workers Medical education International medical associations International student organizations Medical education in the United States Medical education in Australia Medical education in Canada Medical education in India