TABLE 21.

International medical graduates

The 10 most prevalent non-U.S. nationalities among international medical graduates (IMGs) working in the United States⁎+
Country of birth	Fraction of IMG physicians	Fraction of IMG residents and fellows
India	21.0%	25.1%
Philippines	9.0%	3.9%
Cuba	4.2%	<2.0%
Pakistan	4.2%	6.8%
Iran	3.1%	3.3%
Korea	2.7%	<2.0%
Egypt	2.5%	2.7%
China	2.4%	3.9%
Germany	2.0%	<2.0%
Syria	2.0%	2.8%

^⁎Data are from the American Medical Association, Physician Masterfile, 2004.

⁺McMahon, GT. Coming to America: International Medical Graduates in the United States. N Eng J Med 2004; 350:2437.