I am with you Villagegolfer! One has only to look at the medical schools FULL of foreigners on US soil to learn medicine...AND the majority who will do anything to not have to leave after graduation. The white, American born, male medical student/resident is practically non-existent. Come to the hospital where I work, I will take you around and you can ask for yourself. Take your pick-Asian, Middle Easterner, South American, Russian, or African...OR ask a number of each, as I have! You don't really have to ask, they are busting at the seams to tell someone their good news. Once they have tasted the Land of Opportunity and Medical bounty, they are working on ways to get visas for the rest of the family. The stories they have to tell about the misery and suffering from back home are unbelievable. WE recently spent many off clock hours working on keeping a young Middle Eastern husband and wife (both physicians) and their two young children, to renew their visa. The young wife was in tears practically begging for help. Fortunately opportunities were found and connections expedited their stay in the US of A!