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Hey,
I have a brief question. My professors are MD's/DO's, MD/PHD's and some of PHD's. My father-in-law is a German citizen who is a gastroenterologist. He's been running a gastro center for years doing tons of endoscopies and everything that comes with gastro . He and his American wife are thinking about "returning" to the US after 20 years but he does not have a US physician's license, only his German "Dr. med., = doctor medicinæ." Obviously he would receive green card and citizenship instantly.
Obtaining an MD license here would require him to do residency all over again and then a fellowship in gastro. This is not an option for him because he wouldn't want to become an assistant after excelling in his field for 30 years. He is thinking about teaching instead. He has taught classes before. Just wondering if anyone has some advice if he has reasonable chances of being able to teach in the US with his english being very good (better than some IMG's who teach at my school) but not having an American MD degree.
I have a brief question. My professors are MD's/DO's, MD/PHD's and some of PHD's. My father-in-law is a German citizen who is a gastroenterologist. He's been running a gastro center for years doing tons of endoscopies and everything that comes with gastro . He and his American wife are thinking about "returning" to the US after 20 years but he does not have a US physician's license, only his German "Dr. med., = doctor medicinæ." Obviously he would receive green card and citizenship instantly.
Obtaining an MD license here would require him to do residency all over again and then a fellowship in gastro. This is not an option for him because he wouldn't want to become an assistant after excelling in his field for 30 years. He is thinking about teaching instead. He has taught classes before. Just wondering if anyone has some advice if he has reasonable chances of being able to teach in the US with his english being very good (better than some IMG's who teach at my school) but not having an American MD degree.