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> Good. That way other countries can hold on to their most needed doctors. And those doctors don't get a say in where they want to live?
by logicchains 6y ago
> Good. That way other countries can hold on to their most needed doctors.
And those doctors don't get a say in where they want to live?
- ballenf 6y agoBrain drain is a huge problem for countries on the cusp -- countries where taxpayers foot the bill for most education. Forced labor isn't the answer, but taking away some of the incentives to leave will certainly help.
- bzb3 6y agoMaybe they should pay their doctors better so they don't leave.
- woopwoop 6y agoI usually agree that "brain drain" arguments are nonsense, but the United States really badly overpays for medical care because of our horribly dysfunctional system, so I'm a bit more sympathetic to them in this particular case.
- heavenlyblue 6y agoThey pay their doctors in fee education, which is what - 300K in the US?
- HPsquared 6y agoOr - make them pay for their training costs if they leave.
- jeffreyrogers 6y agoYou don't have a right to live in any country you want to.
- mrtksn 6y agoIt's not a clear cut because in many countries doctors are educated through public funding in hope to serve the society that funded their education. Of corse it is not acceptable to hold human beings as resources and the same society should create the environment to keep their doctors that they gave so much to educate. That said, brain drain is a real issue and when it happens at scale it turns in tragedy. Maybe at least, countries with public education should receive some kind of reimbursement for enabling these individuals.