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The 'Common-Health' and Beyond: New Zealand Medical Specialists and the International Medical Network, 1945-85.
- Source :
- Health & History: Journal of the Australian & New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine; 2012, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p165-186, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- This article argues that during the four decades following World War II, New Zealand medical specialists worked within a professional fi eld that was fundamentally international in nature. In contrast to the predominantly nation-centred narratives that characterise much of New Zealand's medical historiography, this article suggests that the structures, conventions, and values that underpinned the work of New Zealand specialists were to a large extent derived from, and sustained by, a complex network of international exchanges. The article focuses in particular on the temporary--but almost universal--overseas migration of New Zealand medical graduates in pursuit of post-graduate specialist training, and discusses the implications of the resulting international network for the development of post-World War II medical specialisation in New Zealand, and in many other Commonwealth countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14421771
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Health & History: Journal of the Australian & New Zealand Society for the History of Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 78132916
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5401/healthhist.14.1.0165