The $5 million medic

Graduates of non-US medical schools have substantial hurdles if they are interested in practicing medicine in the US.

1. Certification and Recognition of Medical Degree:
2. Passing Exams:
3. Residency Matching:
4. Visa Issues:
5. Cultural and Language Barriers:
6. State-Specific Licensing Requirements:
7. Limited Opportunities for Clinical Experience in the US:
8. Financial Barriers:
9. Permanent Residency or Citizenship:
10. Discrimination

As reported by the Wall Street Journal, President Trump said that he would allow wealthy individuals to pay $5 million for a “gold card” that would grant them permanent U.S. residency, ending an existing program that offers green cards to people who invest in the country.

“Wealthy people will be coming into our country by buying this card, they’ll be wealthy and they’ll be successful, and they’ll be spending a lot of money and paying a lot of taxes and employing a lot of people,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “We think it’s going to be extremely successful.”?

Trump said the new program, which he hopes to roll out in the coming weeks, would eventually provide a pathway for full citizenship. Companies such as Apple could pay $5 million to get approval for highly skilled workers to reside in the U.S., Trump said.

The president estimated that the U.S. could sell one million or more “gold cards.”

The new “gold card” system would replace the EB-5 program, which was launched in the 1990s to channel foreign investment into economically marginalized areas and create local jobs. It offers green cards to people who invest at least $900,000 or $1.8 million—depending on the area—into qualified U.S. projects and show that they have created at least 10 jobs. Spouses of investors and their children under 21 also get green cards. The program has been plagued by cases of fraud, though it also enjoys strong bipartisan support from states, such as New York, that have benefited from the program.

Here's what you should know about the present US entrepreneurial visa program.

Now that international physician entrepreneurship has gone mainstream, owning a gold card could be an opportunity, for a mere $5M, to buy not just a gold card, but US citizenship as well.

But that's not all. Buy a gold card now and get these added benefits:

1. A 20% discount on any items purchased at the White House gift shop, as long as it has something about MAGA or an image of the president on it.
2. 3x frequent flyer miles as long as your destination is a place to harvest your mineral rights
3. No extra baggage charges for those gold bars in your suitcase
4. A free Global Entry Card as long as you don't try to get into the country anywhere North, South, East or West of US borders
5. Bonus rewards on dining, supermarkets and certain travel
6. Flexible reward redemptions
7. Dining credits at Mar-A-Lago
8. Up to $120 a year in Uber cash
9. $100 "experience" credit: Book a room at a Trump property, stay two consecutive nights and get a $100 hotel credit to spend on qualifying resort experiences. Terms apply, and experiences may differ by property particularly if you want to stay at Blair House
10. Presale and preferred event tickets to the 2028 inauguration ball
11. No foreign transaction fees
12. Rental car insurance including limousines and executive car services
13. Complimentary two-day shipping if you buy things in red states
14. Complementary use of a Tesla for as long as Musk is in business
15. A free guided tour of US military deportation holding areas

Buy now and save. This offer is available for a limited time only and you don't even have to practice medicine when you get to the US just like many of your other colleagues who no longer want to see patients.

Health insurance does not apply.

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Arlen Meyers, MD, MBA is the President and CEO of the Society of Physician Entrepreneurs on Substack