Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences
Volume 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 50-53

Requalifying examination and employment in immigrant physicians as predictors of successful immigration to Israel (Article)

Moldavsky D.* , Levin J. , Elizur A.
  • a Yehuda Abarbanel Mental Health Center, 15 Keren Kayemet St., Bat Yam 59436, Israel
  • b Yehuda Abarbanel Mental Health Center, 15 Keren Kayemet St., Bat Yam 59436, Israel
  • c Yehuda Abarbanel Mental Health Center, 15 Keren Kayemet St., Bat Yam 59436, Israel

Abstract

Thirty physicians who immigrated together from South America to Israel were followed during their first two years in Israel. Success in the medical requalify in g examination and finding work as physicians correlated directly with permanency in Israel, and, inversely, returning to country of origin was associated with being unqualified and unemployed. Age, sex, marital status, religion and previous professional status were not associated with permanency in Israel.

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male female Emigration and Immigration Physicians adult Israel Article employment middle aged human Humans migration physician
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ISSN: 03337308
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English