Brain drain: Let's value, celebrate our talents

NEWS that some Malaysian medical students on public scholarships had "turned their backs on the country" was not as shocking to the medical fraternity as it was to taxpayers. The exodus of doctors and other professionals from Malaysia is not a new phenomenon. This is an example of "...

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Main Author: Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
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Language:English
Published: 2005
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description NEWS that some Malaysian medical students on public scholarships had "turned their backs on the country" was not as shocking to the medical fraternity as it was to taxpayers. The exodus of doctors and other professionals from Malaysia is not a new phenomenon. This is an example of "brain drain" that the country has been suffering over the years. This only shows what impact heightened mobility and the demand for kworkers have on nations today, and is not unique to Malaysia. There is sharp concern that this is threatening socioeconomic growth in the developing world. Nowhere is this more apparent than among healthcare workers, notably doctors. Developed countries attract them directly or indirectly. For example, the various scholarships funded by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office reportedly benefit more than 2,000 students a year, from close to 150 countries
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spelling usm-334662017-04-20T08:20:57Z http://eprints.usm.my/33466/ Brain drain: Let's value, celebrate our talents Abd Razak, Dzulkifli HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc. NEWS that some Malaysian medical students on public scholarships had "turned their backs on the country" was not as shocking to the medical fraternity as it was to taxpayers. The exodus of doctors and other professionals from Malaysia is not a new phenomenon. This is an example of "brain drain" that the country has been suffering over the years. This only shows what impact heightened mobility and the demand for kworkers have on nations today, and is not unique to Malaysia. There is sharp concern that this is threatening socioeconomic growth in the developing world. Nowhere is this more apparent than among healthcare workers, notably doctors. Developed countries attract them directly or indirectly. For example, the various scholarships funded by the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office reportedly benefit more than 2,000 students a year, from close to 150 countries 2005-12-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/33466/1/DZUL353.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2005) Brain drain: Let's value, celebrate our talents. New Straits Times.
spellingShingle HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc.
Abd Razak, Dzulkifli
Brain drain: Let's value, celebrate our talents
title Brain drain: Let's value, celebrate our talents
title_full Brain drain: Let's value, celebrate our talents
title_fullStr Brain drain: Let's value, celebrate our talents
title_full_unstemmed Brain drain: Let's value, celebrate our talents
title_short Brain drain: Let's value, celebrate our talents
title_sort brain drain: let's value, celebrate our talents
topic HC79 Special topics-Including air pollution, automation,consumer demand, famines, flow of funds,etc.
url http://eprints.usm.my/33466/
http://eprints.usm.my/33466/1/DZUL353.pdf