Tag: health care workers
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Apr 6, 2010
Top 10 Myths about the Global Health Workforce Crisis Busted at the National Physicians Alliance Conference
Myth #1: It's mainly a numbers problem Actually the main problem is maldistribution of health workers: rural/urban, primary care/specialty. Myth #2: Health worker migration has no victims Migration not only deprives the poorest countries of the health workers who migrate, but since the most qualified workers are the ones who migrate, it impairs countries’ ability to train replacements. A high percentage of the global health diaspora were professors in their home countries. Myth #3: Developing country health workers aren’t paid enough Health workers are consistently in the top wage earners in their countries and have little or no student loan burden. Their standard of living, although not the same as Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development physicians, is extremely high compared to their fellow citizens. Myth #4: Foreign trained health workers are more likely to work in rural areas in the US After their required service, foreign trained health workers are more likely to work in major metropolitan areas than US trained workers. Myth #5: No one wants to be a nurse Nursing schools around the world are consistently oversubscribed with... Read More »
