The NHS and international medical graduates

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 71-75

  Pettigrew, Luisa M ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain drain; Challenges; International medical graduates; Medical education; Migration; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FOREIGN WORKER; LANGUAGE; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIGRATION; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES; GREAT BRITAIN; LANGUAGE; LICENSURE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 84896747493     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14739879.2014.11494249     Document Type: Article

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