Challenges faced by internationally educated health professionals on Prince Edward Island : stories and voices : a research report for IEHP Atlantic Connection

Acknowledgements / Executive Summary / Preamble / Background to Immigration to Atlantic Canada / ‘Major Concerns’ with Health Care Provision / Seeking, and Retaining, Internationally Educated Health Professionals / How welcoming is the Host Society / This Research Project / The Respondents / Coming...

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Main Authors: Baldacchino, Godfrey, Hood, Michelle
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada 2007
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spelling ftunivmalta:oai:www.um.edu.mt:123456789/19540 2023-05-15T18:03:26+02:00 Challenges faced by internationally educated health professionals on Prince Edward Island : stories and voices : a research report for IEHP Atlantic Connection Baldacchino, Godfrey Hood, Michelle 2007 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19540 en eng Institute of Island Studies, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada Baldacchino, G., & Hood, M. (2007). Challenges faced by internationally educated health professionals on Prince Edward Island : stories and voices : a research report for IEHP Atlantic Connection. Charlottetown, P.E.I.: University of Prince Edward Island. 9780919013551 https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19540 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. Medical care -- Prince Edward Islands Medical care -- Study and teaching -- Prince Edward Islands Education Medical -- Prince Edward Islands Canada -- Emigration and immigration book 2007 ftunivmalta 2021-10-16T18:10:14Z Acknowledgements / Executive Summary / Preamble / Background to Immigration to Atlantic Canada / ‘Major Concerns’ with Health Care Provision / Seeking, and Retaining, Internationally Educated Health Professionals / How welcoming is the Host Society / This Research Project / The Respondents / Coming to PEI / Staying, or Not Staying, on PEI / Working on PEI / Attracting Other Immigrants / Identification of Main Obstacles or Problems / A Wider Discussion / Policy Implications / Conclusion / References. This report is based on a qualitative study of the challenges that are faced by internationally educated health professionals in coming, staying and settling on PEI and in Atlantic Canada. Health issues would not tend to feature highly amongst the list of features that lure and attract newcomers to Atlantic Canada: but they discourage immigrants from moving in, or residents from staying, when health provision is deemed to be below expected levels of service. Health, therefore, figures as one of the concerns of immigrants (Canadian and non-Canadian, men and women, and across all age cohorts) deciding whether to stay in Atlantic Canada. Major disappointment and frustration are expressed with respect to the non-availability of a family doctor, and/or the nonavailability of, or uncertainty about, specialized care and surgical procedures. Moreover, in areas that have relatively sparse and scattered populations that are remote from urban centres, health professionals can develop dangerous levels of work-related stress, plus much reduced opportunities for specialization or any form of non-experience driven professional development. peer-reviewed Book Prince Edward Islands Prince Edward Island University of Malta: OAR@UM Canada
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Medical care -- Study and teaching -- Prince Edward Islands
Education
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Canada -- Emigration and immigration
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Education
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Baldacchino, Godfrey
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Challenges faced by internationally educated health professionals on Prince Edward Island : stories and voices : a research report for IEHP Atlantic Connection
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Canada -- Emigration and immigration
description Acknowledgements / Executive Summary / Preamble / Background to Immigration to Atlantic Canada / ‘Major Concerns’ with Health Care Provision / Seeking, and Retaining, Internationally Educated Health Professionals / How welcoming is the Host Society / This Research Project / The Respondents / Coming to PEI / Staying, or Not Staying, on PEI / Working on PEI / Attracting Other Immigrants / Identification of Main Obstacles or Problems / A Wider Discussion / Policy Implications / Conclusion / References. This report is based on a qualitative study of the challenges that are faced by internationally educated health professionals in coming, staying and settling on PEI and in Atlantic Canada. Health issues would not tend to feature highly amongst the list of features that lure and attract newcomers to Atlantic Canada: but they discourage immigrants from moving in, or residents from staying, when health provision is deemed to be below expected levels of service. Health, therefore, figures as one of the concerns of immigrants (Canadian and non-Canadian, men and women, and across all age cohorts) deciding whether to stay in Atlantic Canada. Major disappointment and frustration are expressed with respect to the non-availability of a family doctor, and/or the nonavailability of, or uncertainty about, specialized care and surgical procedures. Moreover, in areas that have relatively sparse and scattered populations that are remote from urban centres, health professionals can develop dangerous levels of work-related stress, plus much reduced opportunities for specialization or any form of non-experience driven professional development. peer-reviewed
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title Challenges faced by internationally educated health professionals on Prince Edward Island : stories and voices : a research report for IEHP Atlantic Connection
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9780919013551
https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/19540
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