Brain drain: the issues raised for Egypt by the emigration of psychiatrists
The practice of Egyptian psychiatrists emigrating to high-income countries is not a recent phenomenon. Egyptian doctors have long travelled in search of training and education and to better their standards of living. The debate continues. What effective measures can be taken to reduce the brain drai...
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| description | The practice of Egyptian psychiatrists emigrating to high-income countries is not a recent phenomenon. Egyptian doctors have long travelled in search of training and education and to better their standards of living. The debate continues. What effective measures can be taken to reduce the brain drain, or at least its effect on Egyptian mental health services? |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ba66e687d264f69827a089ea253f5b62023-03-09T12:28:25ZengCambridge University PressBJPsych International2056-47402058-62642016-08-0113596110.1192/S2056474000001239Brain drain: the issues raised for Egypt by the emigration of psychiatristsN. Loza0E. Sorour1Behman Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, emailBirmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, UKThe practice of Egyptian psychiatrists emigrating to high-income countries is not a recent phenomenon. Egyptian doctors have long travelled in search of training and education and to better their standards of living. The debate continues. What effective measures can be taken to reduce the brain drain, or at least its effect on Egyptian mental health services?https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056474000001239/type/journal_article |
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| title_short | Brain drain: the issues raised for Egypt by the emigration of psychiatrists |
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