Human resources: Reflections on their appropriate use in dermatology.

Physicians, and in particular dermatologists, have undergone rigorous and multifaceted selection processes and training. This makes them a most valuable resource for the countries in which they live, regardless of licensing and actual practice of their profession or specialty. If for this alone, they should be appropriately employed by their new country of residence in a fashion satisfactory for the individuals and their community in which they now reside, providing an enlightened way that would make use of their abilities and potential. The medical community could assist by accessing their abilities and directing them to areas of endeavor, where they might contribute to their new country. This may not necessarily be in the actual practice of medicine.