Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States : Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile

Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States : Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile

The large-scale emigration of physicians from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to high-income nations is a serious development concern. Our objective was to determine current emigration trends of SSA physicians found in the physician workforce of the United States. We analyzed physician data from the World...

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Main Authors: Siankam Tankwanchi, Akhenaten Benjamin, Ozden, Caglar, Vermund, Sten H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
Subjects:
brain drain
migration
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23203
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spelling okr-10986-232032021-04-23T14:04:13Z Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States : Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile Siankam Tankwanchi, Akhenaten Benjamin Ozden, Caglar Vermund, Sten H. brain drain migration The large-scale emigration of physicians from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to high-income nations is a serious development concern. Our objective was to determine current emigration trends of SSA physicians found in the physician workforce of the United States. We analyzed physician data from the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Workforce Statistics along with graduation and residency data from the 2011 American Medical Association Physician Masterfile (AMA-PM) on physicians trained or born in SSA countries who currently practice in the US. We estimated emigration proportions, year of US entry, years of practice before emigration, and length of time in the US. 2015-12-03T21:15:42Z 2015-12-03T21:15:42Z 2013-09-17 Journal Article PLoS Medicine http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23203 en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Public Library of Science Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic brain drain
migration
spellingShingle brain drain
migration
Siankam Tankwanchi, Akhenaten Benjamin
Ozden, Caglar
Vermund, Sten H.
Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States : Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile
geographic_facet Sub-Saharan Africa
description The large-scale emigration of physicians from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to high-income nations is a serious development concern. Our objective was to determine current emigration trends of SSA physicians found in the physician workforce of the United States. We analyzed physician data from the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Workforce Statistics along with graduation and residency data from the 2011 American Medical Association Physician Masterfile (AMA-PM) on physicians trained or born in SSA countries who currently practice in the US. We estimated emigration proportions, year of US entry, years of practice before emigration, and length of time in the US.
format Journal Article
author Siankam Tankwanchi, Akhenaten Benjamin
Ozden, Caglar
Vermund, Sten H.
author_facet Siankam Tankwanchi, Akhenaten Benjamin
Ozden, Caglar
Vermund, Sten H.
author_sort Siankam Tankwanchi, Akhenaten Benjamin
title Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States : Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile
title_short Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States : Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile
title_full Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States : Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile
title_fullStr Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States : Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile
title_full_unstemmed Physician Emigration from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States : Analysis of the 2011 AMA Physician Masterfile
title_sort physician emigration from sub-saharan africa to the united states : analysis of the 2011 ama physician masterfile
publisher Public Library of Science
publishDate 2015
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23203
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