Foreign born physicians who came to US for residency and fellowship training in the field of Medicine on H1B visas are at constant worry of having to leave the country as their visas are coming near end of 6 years limitation rule. The training years are intense with 80hr/wk duty hours. Green card application during the period of training is time and resource exhaustive.
Foreign born medical graduates with advanced residency/fellowship training from a US institution on H1B visa who attain board certification and full unrestricted medical license in one of the US states should be given green card.
These are highly educated, dedicated physicians in the prime of their life who want to contribute to health care of this country. Keeping them home is what makes sense.