Lifted Pause Won’t Quickly Fix Trump-Worsened Doctor Shortfall

Paskay, a physician born in Nigeria, had one year left in his internal medicine residency at a Philadelphia hospital last June when his H-1B status expired. After an eight-month grace period and no word from the US government on his renewal application, the hospital placed him on leave in February. His patients have been transferred to other doctors, adding to their already busy schedules, while he’s stuck at home waiting.

Now short on the required training hours, he might not be allowed to sit for the board exams that would let him move on to a fellowship in July. Paskay, ...