Would you rather be treated by a local doctor or someone from out of town?

By foreigners, I mean doctors from North Mexico, Albania, or Mexico..

Sure, there are plenty of Indian doctors out there, but we won't be seeing them anytime soon since they'd rather head straight to the USA.

However, it's highly likely we'll end up being treated by foreigners because our own people will be fleeing to the European Union.

I'm looking for honest answers here. On a gynecology forum, one girl mentioned she was examined by a Black doctor (I think it was in Chicago), and none of the girls wanted to go back to him, herself included.

I’m asking because this is a probable scenario for us in a few years. This current system is basically a balloon waiting to pop.

I just hope our kids aren't the ones who suffer for it.

So, the question stands. Give me your honest thoughts.

Honestly, at the end of the day, all I care about is that he’s a pro and actually knows what he’s doing. 🙂

The most important thing is that they know their craft and execute it well. Furthermore, fluency in American English is non-negotiable. I have visited a physician from Ukraine twice, and her inability to express herself clearly was incredibly distracting. One leaves feeling disoriented because the communication is so imprecise, or one simply loses confidence in the doctor when she constantly stammers, searching for the right word. It is difficult to trust someone's professional competence when they cannot finish a single sentence clearly.

At the end of the day, what actually matters is how someone carries themselves and their actual skill set. Skin color or where they were born doesn't mean a thing when you're looking at professional expertise and basic decency.
Obviously, they need to be fluent in English and able to communicate effectively.
I don't really get this whole narrative about doctors hitting the road to find "golden lands" within the European Union. Most of these countries require rigorous licensing exams to practice medicine, and let’s be real—studying for those can take up to two years. That might be an option for a recent grad, but I doubt any established physician is going to start from scratch just to move.
Take Poland, for example. They have standards similar to ours, yet Polish doctors can work freely in the UK, where physician salaries are among the highest in Europe. It’s pretty unlikely we’ll see a mass exodus to places like Spain or Romania, where the pay jump isn't even significant enough to justify the headache of language barriers, new exams, and adjusting to a totally different environment. Instead, many go to the UK, often just picking up high-paying shifts. Their system hasn't fundamentally collapsed, and not everyone jumped ship. Sure, some left, but the healthcare structure remains largely what it was before joining the EU.

Honestly, it feels like this hype about the "doctor shortage" is being fueled by the medical associations themselves, probably trying to manufacture a crisis to leverage higher pay increases through fear tactics.

Interesting points. I agree with those who said expertise is what actually matters.

But you still haven't answered me—would you personally see a gynecologist of a different race? If not, why are women on this thread specifically avoiding an African American doctor? Is there discrimination against foreigners here in America? Or will it be like how certain groups face bias in the rest of the USA?

Do you think our doctors are going to keep migrating West? Are they already leaving?

Personally, I have no idea what the future holds. But the fact remains: we're already facing a doctor shortage, and the healthcare system is a mess.