Foreign medical school graduates problems of qualifying as competent to practice.

It is financially and practically impossible to investigate thoroughly all the medical schools in the world and to keep the records current. There is at present no acceptable method for screening the graduates. The official policy of the American Medical Association regarding licensing to practice medicine in the United States is that it is a state right and that it is entirely under the jurisdiction of the governments of the individual states. Hospitals in this country have a great responsibility to the public and to their attending physicians not to engage incompetent physicians and not to exploit the physicians they engage. It is the obligation of all medical licensing boards to constantly help in elevating and improving the standards of medical care. The foreign - trained physicians who have received medical education and training comparable to that given in this country will always be welcome. The exchange of students and faculty members between schools in friendly foreign countries and the United States should be encouraged. The number of foreign physicians serving as interns and residents in this country is steadily increasing.