Dermatologist, Instituto Medico la Floresta, Caracas, Venezuela; Scientific Editor, Independent Consultant in Clinical Research and Scientific Publications, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Clin Dermatol. 2020 Sep-Oct;38(5):523-528. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2020.05.007. Epub 2020 May 15.
There are currently nearly 1 billion migrants, of whom 259 million are international migrants, according to the World Health Organization. In the Americas, Venezuela has the highest migratory flow in the region in recent history. By September 2019, more than 4,300,000 people of all social classes had left the country. They included more than 24,000 doctors, who were fleeing the serious political, economic, and social crises affecting that nation. Others in the exodus are a large number of university faculty. The author's personal experience as a migrant doctor is presented, and job alternatives beyond medical practice/clinical medicine are described. The exodus of highly qualified personnel is not a new phenomenon but one that negatively affects the region or country of origin, whereas the receiving place benefits from the professionals who manage to join the workforce in their field of training. This, of course, is dependent on their complying with requirements to obtain legal residency and respective licensures, in addition to finding existing alternatives according to their expertise. To achieve this objective, they require a network of relatives, colleagues, and friends who can provide guidance on the steps to be followed; being fluent in the language of the new residence; and obtaining the necessary certifications to practice the profession either by taking the legally required examinations or by obtaining another degree from a university in the country.
据世界卫生组织统计，目前全球有近 10 亿移民，其中 2.59 亿为国际移民。在美洲，委内瑞拉拥有该地区近代史上最高的移民流量。截至 2019 年 9 月，超过 430 万人，包括各个社会阶层的人已经离开了这个国家。其中有超过 24000 名医生，他们是为了逃避影响该国的严重政治、经济和社会危机而逃离的。大批大学教师也在移民之列。本文介绍了作者作为一名移民医生的个人经历，并描述了除医疗实践/临床医学以外的其他工作选择。高素质人才外流并不是一个新现象，但它会对原籍地区或国家产生负面影响，而接收方则受益于那些设法在其培训领域加入劳动力队伍的专业人员。当然，这取决于他们是否遵守获得合法居住权和相应许可证的要求，以及根据自己的专业知识找到现有的替代方案。为了实现这一目标，他们需要一个有亲戚、同事和朋友的网络，这些人可以为他们提供有关步骤的指导；需要流利掌握新居住地的语言；并获得必要的认证，以便通过参加法律规定的考试或从所在国的大学获得另一个学位来从事该职业。
