Association for Advancing Physician and Provider Recruitment
AAPPR Webinar: The Upwardly Global Pathway: Unlocking Career Potential for International Professionals
Includes a Live Web Event on 06/04/2025 at 1:00 PM (EDT)
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Restarting a professional career in the United States can be a daunting journey for internationally trained professionals (ITPs). Despite having advanced education and years of experience, many ITPs face systemic barriers that prevent them from re-entering their fields. Research shows that over 2 million college-educated immigrants in the U.S. are unemployed or underemployed—often working in survival jobs unrelated to their professional background. Key barriers include the non-recognition of foreign credentials, licensing requirements, lack of U.S. work experience, and unfamiliar job search practices.
This webinar will introduce attendees to Up’s specialized career coaching program, designed to support internationally trained professionals in overcoming these challenges and successfully restarting their professional careers. Through tailored one-on-one coaching, skills development, and job search support, the program helps participants build a clear strategy for re-entering the workforce.
Please note this webinar is not eligible for CE credit
Dr. Lillian Agbeyegbe
Program Director
Upwardly Global
Dr. Lillian Agbeyegbe, collective impact expert, is the Program Director, Eastern Region at Upwardly Global overseeing the region's program to support immigrants and refugees with international credentials to restart their careers in the United States. She has decades of experience working with diverse stakeholders to design and implement systemic change projects.
Prior to joining Upwardly Global, Dr. Agbeyegbe was implementing a Safety Net Expansion Initiative in nine cities across the county at Polaris, a leading anti-trafficking organization. The project addressed safety net gaps that enable vulnerability to sex trafficking. She was the lead author of “Human Trafficking at Home: Labor Trafficking of Domestic Workers.
Dr. Agbeyegbe has worked on the issues that disproportionately affect women including human trafficking, healthy housing, homelessness, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, and female genital mutilation.
Dr. Agbeyegbe was the Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) 2022 Leadership Award Honoree. In 2023, she received a Citation Recognition for Outstanding Community Service from Governor Wes Moore. She also received the Maryland Public Health Association (MdPHA) President's Award for Significant Impact on Public Health in Maryland in 2023, and Award for Service (2024).
She earned her Doctor of Public Health degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center and her Master of Public Health (MPH) in Community Health Education from The City University of New York – Hunter College. She earned her Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Economics from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) and Certified in Public Health.
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