The Hinged World: Doctors and Diseases on the Move Fitzhugh Mullan, MD The Murdock Head Professor of Medicine and health Policy George Washington University St. George’s University 30 th Anniversary Symposium November 10, 2007

A Linked World and Medical Migration Disease Mobility Economic Disparities War/HIV/Corruption Human Ambitions Aging of the Population in the West/North Health Educational Policies in the West/North

The South

Pulls to the North and West Training Opportunities Practice Opportunities Better Remuneration Better Technology Family Opportunities

Push Factors from the South Lack of Post Graduate training Opportunities Insufficient Practice Opportunities Poor Remuneration Security Concerns HIV/AIDS

Life Expectancy Crisis

Workers Save Lives

More Wealth, More Workers

Health Worker Migration

Characteristics of Physician Workforces of US, UK, Canada, and Australia. CountryPhysicians per 100,000 population % IMGs in MD workforce (total IMGs) % IMGs from lower income countries % IMGs from other three countries US (208,733) UK (39,266) Canada (15,701) Australi a (14,346)

Regional Emigration Factors in 8 Regions of the World Global Regions Sending country MDs in recipient Countries by sending region Sending country MDs in sending region Emigration Factor Sub-Saharan Africa13,27282, Indian Sub-Continent78,680656, Caribbean8,01087, Middle East and North Africa27,010489, Central and South America12,103707, Europe and Central Asia44,9882,741, East Asia and Pacific39,9102,808, North America14,5191,076,3981.3

Nation MDs per 100,000 Sending country MDs in recipient countries MDs in sending country Emigration Factor Liberia Ghana , Zimbabwe Tanzania Zambia South Africa69.36,99330, Ethiopia , Uganda , Nigeria24.04,05330, Sudan , Emigration Factors of Selected African Nations

Emigration Factors of Selected Caribbean Nations Nation MDs per 100,000 Sending country MDs in recipient countries MDs in sending country Emigration Factor Jamaica82.51,5892, Haiti24.01,0671, Dominican Republic193.03,26215, Cuba586.72,06966, Trinidad & Tobago ,0042.2

Emigration Factors of Selected Indian Sub-Continent Nations Nation MDs per 100,000 Sending country MDs in recipient countries MDs in sending country Emigration Factor Sri Lanka39.73,0277, Pakistan59.712,81396, India46.659,523503, Myanmar33.51,54514, Bangladesh22.51,71832, Nepal4.5541,2594.1

The North

Supply of Active Physicians (MD & DO) and Ratio to Population Actual and Projected Physicians Per 100,000 Population Population is U.S. civilian population including possessions

Applicants to Allopathic Medical Schools and Enrollment YearNo. of Applicants No. AcceptedApplied: Accepted Ratio No. EnrolledMean GPA of Applicants ,10017, , ,40817, , ,80817, , ,36417, , ,59117, , ,96717, , ,01817, , ,99817, , ,44917, , ,09217, , ,85917, , ,62517, , ,78617, , ,73517, , ,37317, , ,10818, , ,31518, , Source: AAMC

Number of Residents in U.S. Allopathic Training Programs from Source: AMA

Number of Residents in U.S. Allopathic Training Programs According to the Type of Medical School Attended from Source: AMA

Supply Demand DEFICIT WITH NO ADDITIONAL USMGs or IMGs Deficiency~200,000physicians(~20%) ~ You are Here Source: RA Cooper

Background/Climate Era of medical school expansion New schools – allopathic and osteopathic Increased class sizes Branch campuses AAMC predicts  17% increase in enrollment by 2012 AACOM AAMC predicts  25% increase in enrollment by 20011

Source: AAMC

Current allopathic schools Planned allopathic schools

Current osteopathic schools Planned osteopathic schools

Northern Strategic and Moral Role in Global Workforce Stability

Health Workforce Stability Bedrock of health system development Requirement for HIV treatment and prevention Prerequisite for public sector health reform Essential for global health security

Health Worker Migration as a Business Proposition The MD/RN degrees as passports The privatization of education The global health professional education “industry”

The Success Quandary of Developing Nations Established Example – The Indian Subcontinent Emerging Examples -- Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana

Previously Proposed Responses Ethical Recruitment Codes Emigration/Immigration Regulation Bonding/Community Service “Reparations”

Emerging Stability Strategies Domestic Post Graduate Training Salary Support Ancillary Support –Car Loans –Housing –Schooling Creative Use of Mid-levels WHO/PEPFAR Task Shifting Project

What To Do At Home Move rapidly toward self sufficiency in physician training in the North…5,000 more first year medical school positions in the US Keep cap on government support for GME positions

What To Do Abroad Support capacity building and twinning in developing countries Track immigration and set benchmarks of good practice Promote “reverse flows” Create and support a US Global Health Service

African Proverb The best thing to do is to have planted a tree twenty years ago The next best thing to do is to plant a tree today