The international migration of health care professionals

Zúbaran, Carlos

doi:10.1177/1039856212467381

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“…Migration of medical professionals is part of today’s social, economic and professional globalization trend [1–5,23]. Medical migration from low and middle-income countries is a large scale and long-standing phenomenon that is detrimental to the health systems in the donor countries [23].…”

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“…Recruitment from low-income and developing countries remains ethically questionable, and the WHO has developed a global code of practice on the international recruitment of health personnel [24]. However, migration between developed countries is also common, and British and South African doctors form a large contingent of doctors in both Canada and Australia [1,5]. …”

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“…International migration of healthcare professionals was initially recognized in the 1940s when medical doctors, mainly from Europe, emigrated to the UK (UK) and the USA (US) [1,2]. Common reasons for this migration movement included low wages, limited career opportunities and additional economic factors such as job security and professional development opportunities [1,3,4].…”

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“…Common reasons for this migration movement included low wages, limited career opportunities and additional economic factors such as job security and professional development opportunities [1,3,4]. Mullan reported that 23–28% of the workforce in the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia constitute international medical graduates (IMG) [5].…”

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“…Furthermore, there is a major exchange of medical doctors between these developed countries, and British doctors form the largest contingent of IMGs in both Canada and Australia. South African doctors form the 4 th largest contingent in the UK and Australia, and the 2 nd largest in Canada [1,5]. …”

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Fellowship exit examination in orthopaedic surgery in the commonwealth countries of Australia, UK, South Africa and Canada. Are they comparable and equivalent? A perspective on the requirements for medical migration

Hohmann

Tetsworth

2018

Medical Education Online

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International migration of healthcare professionals has increased substantially in recent decades. In order to practice medicine in the recipient country, International Medical Graduates (IMG) are required to fulfil the requirements of their new countries medical registration authorities. The purpose of this project was to compare the final fellowship exit examination in Orthopaedic Surgery for the UK, Australia, Canada and South Africa.The curriculum of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (SET) was selected as a baseline reference. The competencies and technical modules specified in the training syllabus, as well as the specifics of the final fellowship examination as outlined in SET, were then compared between countries.Of the nine competencies outlined in SET, the curricula of the UK, South Africa and Canada were all compatible with the Australian syllabus, and covered 97.7%, 86% and 93%, respectively, of all competencies and sub-items. The final fellowship examinations of Australia, South Africa and the UK were all highly similar in format and content. The examination in Canada was substantially different, and had two written sessions but combined the oral and clinical component into a structured OSCE using standardized patients and the component included unmanned stations. There were no significant differences for completion certificate of training and/or board certification observed between these countries.The results of this study strongly suggest that core and technical competencies outlined in the training and education curriculum and the final fellowship examination in Orthopaedic Surgery in Australia, South Africa and the UK are compatible. Between country reciprocal recognition of these fellowship examinations should not only be considered by the relevant Colleges, but should also be regulated by the individual countries health practitioner registration boards and governing bodies.

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Fellowship exit examination in orthopaedic surgery in the commonwealth countries of Australia, UK, South Africa and Canada. Are they comparable and equivalent? A perspective on the requirements for medical migration

Hohmann

Tetsworth

2018

Medical Education Online

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Promoting equitable health workforce distribution through improved migration governance: A mixed methods study of African health professionals' perceptions in Australia

Yakubu,

Campain,

Abimbola

et al. 2023

Health Planning & Management

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BackgroundThis study examined skilled health worker (SHW) migration governance in African countries and Australia, with an emphasis on areas of influence for achieving an equitable global health workforce distribution.MethodsWe used a mixed‐methods research design with African SHW migrants in Australia. An institutional and rights‐based framing of governance guided thematic analysis of the interviews, which was mapped to survey findings from a Bayesian Exploratory Factor Analysis.ResultsThe findings imply that Australian state actors enforce laws that attract SHW migrants and promote safe clinical practice, but do not adequately address their integration concerns or role in health system strengthening. Non‐state actors in Australia make donations to African health institutions but rarely promote health workforce equity. African state actors respond to increased SHW migration trends by increasing health worker training and limiting migration, but they lack a comprehensive governance framework for involving citizens and engaging foreign governments. There is limited evidence of a shared community definition of SHW migration governance in many African countries.ConclusionWhen stakeholders in both sending and receiving countries recognise the indivisibility of the rights at stake (for example, SHW rights as migrants and the right to health), support for an equity‐focused SHW migration governance system may increase. Promoting these rights can result in policies that enhance health system strengthening in destination and source countries. Similarly, growing adoption of these rights in sending countries should help inspire a coordinated plan for strengthening health system and SHW migration governance.

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Factors Associated with Thoughts of Migration Among Latinx Mental Health Professionals from Puerto Rico to Mainland United States

Giraldo-Santiago,

Alvarez-Hernandez,

Machado-Escudero

et al. 2024

Clin Soc Work J

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The international migration of health care professionals

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Fellowship exit examination in orthopaedic surgery in the commonwealth countries of Australia, UK, South Africa and Canada. Are they comparable and equivalent? A perspective on the requirements for medical migration

Fellowship exit examination in orthopaedic surgery in the commonwealth countries of Australia, UK, South Africa and Canada. Are they comparable and equivalent? A perspective on the requirements for medical migration

Promoting equitable health workforce distribution through improved migration governance: A mixed methods study of African health professionals' perceptions in Australia

Factors Associated with Thoughts of Migration Among Latinx Mental Health Professionals from Puerto Rico to Mainland United States

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