Policy solutions to address the foreign-educated and foreign- born health care workforce in the united states

Health Affairs

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1906-1913

  Chen, Peggy G ^a   Auerbach, David I ^a   Muench, Ulrike ^b   Curry, Leslie A ^c   Bradley, Elizabeth H ^d  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYER; EXPERIENCE; FOREIGN WORKER; GRADUATE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MIGRATION; NURSE; REIMBURSEMENT; RESIDENT; UNITED STATES;

NURSES; PHYSICIANS; WORKFORCE ISSUES;

EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN PROFESSIONAL PERSONNEL; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84888114847     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.0576     Document Type: Article

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