‘I Have the Skills, I Have the Training.’ How Refugee Doctors Are Helping the U.S. Fight COVID-19 Even Without a Medical License
, allows refugees and immigrants with medical degrees from abroad to register their interest to work in the fight against COVID-19. They list their credentials, where they are based and whether they are willing to travel. They can also say if they are interested in pay-only positions, or if they would like to hear about volunteer opportunities as well. More than 540 health professionals from 42 countries have signed up since the platform launched in mid-May.
Van de Weerd was surprised to see that nearly three quarters of those who registered on the IRC’s platform said that they were willing to volunteer. A lot of refugees are tired of staying home and doing nothing, he says. They want to help, and use their skills, but they may not know where to go. “Maybe a doctor wants to treat people; a nurse wants to take care of patients. It’s not so surprising, if that was your calling, that you now want to do that in your new country as well.
In late May, Al-Sarray got a call: California was dramatically expanding its free COVID-19 testing facilities in partnership with a local aid organization called; did he want to oversee the security protocols as a health and safety manager at one of the test sites? He immediately said yes. It wasn’t until he completed his training and signed his contract that he realized it was a paid position. “I didn’t care. I just wanted to be part of this response,” he says.
The refugees’ language skills and diverse cultural background are also an asset for a testing program directed at underserved communities and communities of color. At one newly opened testing site in Atlanta, CORE was able to provide not just medical expertise, but interpretation in 13 different languages, including Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Kiswahili, Somali and Tigrinya. “To work with these new Americans who have been resettled with the IRC is gratifying,” says CORE Co-Founder and CEO Ann Lee.
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