> My daughter (medical student) recently visited New Zealand and she came
> across many South African and UK doctors.......... where are all the New
> Zealand ones?
Shortage of docs in Western World.
In order of pay the countries are:
US (top rates of pay)
Canada
Oz/NZ
UK
SA
In order of terms and conditions:
US (best conditions)
Canada
Oz/NZ
UK
SA
Doctors move along lines of least resistance to areas of better pay and T&C.
UK to Oz/NZ
UK to Canada
Canada to US
SA to Canada
SA to Oz/NZ
(some of this is estimated, but others should feel free to correct/add to
these comments as I have not yet been to Oz or SA)
For example, in Saskatchewan (Canada) 50% of the province's doctors are
South African transplants.
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