A cycle of brain gain, waste and drain - a qualitative study of non-EU migrant doctors in Ireland

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Humphries, Niamh ^a   Tyrrell, Ella ^b   McAleese, Sara ^a   Bidwell, Posy ^b   Thomas, Steve ^b   Normand, Charles ^b   Brugha, Ruairi ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Doctor migration; Health workforce planning; Human resources for health; Medical workforce planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FOREIGN WORKER; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IRELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER MOBILITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; IRELAND; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84889861885     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-63     Document Type: Article

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