*SMLR-Net, the source of selected news on labor and employment relations and Human resource management* Title: New study shows 1 in 6 U.S. health care workers are immigrants

*Author:* Laura Santhanam https://www.pbs.org/newshour/author/laura-santhanam

*Source:* PBS NewsHour

*Date:* Dec 5, 2018 Summary: According to a new research letter published Tuesday in Journal of the American Medical Association https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2717463, about one out of six medical professionals are foreign-born. And like Chatterjee, they often fill health care jobs in rural or underserved communities, places that have a harder time attracting U.S.-born medical school graduates. Link: https://to.pbs.org/2zJPci2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Eugene McElroy, Library Associate James Carey Library, School of Management and Labor Relations Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 50 Labor Center Way, New Brunswick NJ 08901 848-932-9513 smlrlibrary@work.rutgers.edu http://smlr.rutgers.edu/carey-library