International movement
- Localización: Veterinary Record, ISSN-e 2042-7670, Vol. 176, Nº. 18, 2015, págs. 448-448
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
VETERINARY education and veterinary employment are increasingly international. While debate continues in the UK about the impact of rising numbers of UK veterinary graduates on future employment, the number of overseas graduates being registered in the UK exceeds the number of UK graduates. The RCVS reported last month that it had registered 939 overseas graduates in the year to March 31, 2015, compared with 813 UK graduates; the ‘top five’ countries from which these veterinary surgeons graduated were Spain (199), Australia (94), Italy (93), Romania (74) and Ireland (73).
For a vet new to the country, working in the UK can present new challenges, just as it can for UK graduates working abroad. Later this month, the RCVS, in conjunction with the BVA and the Veterinary Defence Society, will again be holding a CPD event to help support overseas graduates and provide them with the information they need to practise in the UK. …
