Friday, May 28, 2004
Brain drain
In the Philippines, the brain drain is becoming more spectacular by the day. A fairly new phenomenon are the Filipino doctors who are taking up nursing just to be able to go abroad. Last year, 2,000 doctors left to become nurses and this year, 4,000 Filipino doctors are taking up nursing. Especially in Europe and the US the demand for nurses is huge. Consequently the number of nursing schools in the Philippines has boomed to more than 300.
One of these doctors, Elmer Jacinto, became a local celebrity when he bested 1,824 other medical students in the national medical board exam last February and proclaimed his intention to go to the US as a nurse. He was recently featured in an article about the Philippine brain drain in the Washington Post.
One of these doctors, Elmer Jacinto, became a local celebrity when he bested 1,824 other medical students in the national medical board exam last February and proclaimed his intention to go to the US as a nurse. He was recently featured in an article about the Philippine brain drain in the Washington Post.
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