Social capital among migrating doctors : the “bridge” over troubled water

- Terry, Daniel, Lê, Quynh

Title
Social capital among migrating doctors : the “bridge” over troubled water
Creator
Terry, Daniel; Lê, Quynh
Date
2014
Type
Text; Journal article
Identifier
http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/172891
Identifier
vital:14605
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-09-2012-0178
Identifier
ISBN:1477-7266
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the concept of social capital among International Medical Graduates (IMGs). It will specifically examine bridging social capital and greater intercultural communication which provides IMGs access to the wider community and plays a key role in cross-cultural adaptation and acculturation. Design/methodology/approach – A review of the literature. Findings – An Australian wide shortage of doctors has led to an increased reliance on the recruitment of IMGs. As IMGs migrate, they may encounter different meanings of illness, models of care and a number of social challenges. Nevertheless, greater cross-cultural adaptation and acculturation occurs through bridging social capital, where intercultural communication, new social networks and identity aids integration. This process produces more opportunities for economic capital growth and upward mobility than bonding social capital. Practical...
Relation
Journal of Health Organization and Management Vol. 28, no. 3 (2014), p. 315-326
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Rights
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Subject
11 Medical and Health Sciences; 15 Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services; Health & Social Care; Healthcare Management; Australia; Personal Health; Empowerment; Ethnic Minorities; Doctors; Medical Professions; Public Health
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