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International recruitment of allied health professionals to the United States: piecing together the picture with imperfect data.
- Source :
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Journal of allied health [J Allied Health] 2014 Summer; Vol. 43 (2), pp. 79-87. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Background: Research on the international recruitment of health professionals to the U.S. has focused almost exclusively on physicians and nurses; we are aware of no research on the migration of allied health professionals.<br />Objective: We examined the strengths and weaknesses of various public and private data sources on foreign-educated allied health professions in the U.S. and patched together a picture of these migrants. We focus on pharmacists, physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), speech language pathologists (SLPs), and medical and clinical laboratory technicians (lab techs).<br />Findings: Based on the American Community Survey, we found that 12% of PTs, 12% of lab techs, 8% of pharmacists, 4% of OTs, and 3% of SLPs are foreign-born and entered the U.S. at age 21 or older. Among foreign-born PTs, about half remain as non-citizens, suggesting the highest proportion of recent arrivals among the five professions.<br />Conclusions: As Congress debates comprehensive immigration reform, one of the much need changes to the system is better immigration data, disaggregated by occupation.
- Subjects :
- Allied Health Personnel education
Allied Health Personnel standards
Certification standards
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Emigration and Immigration trends
Foreign Professional Personnel education
Foreign Professional Personnel standards
Humans
Licensure standards
Needs Assessment
Personnel Selection methods
Research Design
United States
Allied Health Personnel supply & distribution
Foreign Professional Personnel supply & distribution
Personnel Selection statistics & numerical data
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1945-404X
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of allied health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 24925035