At the front line of America's nursing shortage.

The American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment is the preeminent advocate for the ethical international recruiting industry. Our members are integral to the delivery of quality health care to Americans in every corner of the country. Learn more

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AAIHR Board of Directors

Patty Jeffrey, R.N.
Patty Jeffrey, R.N.

President and Regulatory Committee Chair, AAIHR

Pauline Xavier
Pauline Xavier

Vice President, AAIHR

Tom Herbort
Tom Herbort

Treasurer, AAIHR

Melanie Beckham
Melanie Beckham

Secretary, AAIHR

Bill DeVille
Bill DeVille

Director and Ethics Committee Chair, AAIHR

Nathan King
Nathan King

Director and Marketing and Communications Chair, AAIHR

Alan Jacoby
Alan Jacoby

Director, AAIHR

Lesley Hamilton-Powers, R.N.
Lesley Hamilton-Powers, R.N.

Director, AAIHR

Setting the gold standard for ethical international recruitment since 2006.

The American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment is a Delaware not-for-profit 501(c)(6) organization. We are the voice of the ethical international healthcare recruitment industry.

AAIHR was formed in 2006 to represent the mutual interests of US-based organizations that participate in the recruitment of foreign-educated healthcare professionals, and to promote legal, ethical, socially responsible, and professional practices for international healthcare recruitment.

AAIHR is a trusted advocate for the recruitment of foreign-educated healthcare professionals for a variety of US-based healthcare organizations including many of America’s leading hospitals and hospital systems, skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation facilities, outpatient centers, and home health organizations.

Our member organizations recruit, screen, train, test, credential, sponsor, relocate, resettle, and employ a variety of foreign educated healthcare professionals including Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists, and Medical Technologists for U.S. employment.

AAIHR members include US-based recruiting and staffing companies, immigration attorneys, and healthcare organizations that recruit foreign-trained healthcare professionals for US employment.

All members are committed to a set of ethical and professional practices that ensure the quality and competency of the individuals recruited, and the ethical treatment of those healthcare professionals throughout the recruitment and employment processes.