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Reasons for working abroad

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0511438b (Published 01 November 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:0511438b
  1. Marko Bukurov, medical student1
  1. 1Serbia

Where will you be working in five or 10 years time? At home or abroad, nobody can be sure. Although medicine is a universal profession with doctors needed everywhere, becoming a practising doctor abroad is almost always difficult. It is the same with medical research, academia, or any other area you might think you can become involved as a doctor.

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Reasons to leave

People might want to leave their country for many reasons. Some may be running away from war and misery, some are escaping from environmental disasters, and some are looking for opportunities or just wanting to have a …

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