Better income, career growth lure young docs abroad

RAINED nurses migrating to countries such as the UK, the US, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and West Asia has not been a new trend. Every year thousands of nursing pass-outs move abroad through private or government agencies.

- ANU KURUVILLA @ Kochi

RAINED nurses migrating to countries such as the UK, the US, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and West Asia has not been a new trend. Every year thousands of nursing pass-outs move abroad through private or government agencies. Amid this phenomenon, however, the fact that an increasing number of young doctors have also been making the move in search of greener pastures has gone unnoticed.

A recent survey by the agency that conducts the Occupational English Test (OET) found that of the thousands of applicants, around 15% are doctors. The trend has reached a point where the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has set up a platform that helps doctors find jobs not only in the domestic market but also abroad.