The Challenges Confronting Public Hospitals in India, Their Origins, and Possible Solutions

Table 11

Top 5 countries for international medical graduates (IMG) physicians working in the United States.

Country	Total IMG physicians	% of total IMG population
India	51,447	20.7
Philippines	20,601	8.3
Mexico	13,834	5.6
Pakistan	12,111	4.9
Dominican Republic	7,979	3.2%

Source: Tables 1 and 2 in AMA, 2010 [9].
Total number of physicians in the USA: 985,375.
Total number of IMG physicians: 254,396 (from 127 countries).
% IMG physicians in USA: 26.0%.