MIGRATION OF INDIAN DOCTORS

• The largest exporter of doctors globally is India. US,UK,Canada,Australia & Gulf countries are preferred destination.

• Indian doctors in the US exceed 50,000,the largest group of physicians after nativeborn American doctors. There is one Indian doctor in the US for every 1,325 Americans in contrast with 1 in India for over 2,400 Indian.

• Around 30% of doctors in National Health Services,UK,are Indians. Specialists in anaesthesia,radiology and psychiatry are most sought after.

• About 25% practising physicians in Canada are foreign-trained. One out of 10 doctors,in Canada are of Indian origin.

• Gulf countries employ around 20,000 doctors from India.

• From AIIMS,New Delhi,56% of the doctors went abroad from 1956 to 1980.About 75% of graduates from AIIMS are currently continuing their studies in the West

Source: Regional Health Forum & ET on Sunday research