Foreign Educated Physician To Nursing Program
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Foreign educated physician to nursing program. Re plan b for foreign educated physicians 3180433. General requirements for admission to the foreign trained physicians program. The foreign educated physician to bachelor of science in nursing fep bsn program is an innovative specialized first in the nation nursing program where foreign educated physicians feps residing in the united states us who are either unemployed or underemployed attend an accelerated baccalaureate curriculum that awards them the bachelor of science in nursing bsn degree. Fiu means florida international university bsn means bachelor of science in nursing msn means master of science in nursing it is a great program and very fast.
From the bedside to the boardroom the classroom to the community fiu nursing graduates are paving the way to make lasting improvements to healthcare delivery practices and policies. The program is seen as one solution to the state s nursing shortage. Most of those enrolled were trained as physicians in cuba haiti russia or the european block. The program can be completed in as few as 8 semesters or 26 months.
Wsant014 01 24 15 11 10. Florida international university a research university based in miami florida created a program foreign educated physicians to bachelor of science in nursing and master of science in nursing bsn msn that trains doctors to become nurse practitioners or registered nurses drawing on their medical background and bilingual skills. Further information about both of those programs can be found in the catalog. Department of state and labor developed the commission with a dual purpose.
Where you earn your education as a physician will impact where you can practice medicine. The programs of the fiu nursing department of the nicole wertheim college of nursing health sciences are elevating every level of the profession through culturally competent evidence based practice and research. Graduates of international medical schools make up a quarter of u s. Foreign medical graduates commonly referred to as fmgs in the american healthcare sector are often required to take quite a few educational courses that may not have been part of their medical school curriculum overseas.
Office based physicians and are more likely than their u s educated peers to treat minority patients foreign born patients. The program is a combination of two established nursing programs accelerated bsn and msn primary care nurse practitioner. Many of the foreign educated physicians who have entered the nursing program were already working in hospitals as medical assistants nurse assistants or phlebotomists.