Doctor-hunters seek bounty in Australia
November 26th, 2009 - 8:23 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Sydney, Nov 26 (DPA) Advertisements ran in local newspapers Thursday offering a finder’s fee of 3,000 Australian dollars ($2,750) for anyone who can persuade an overseas doctor to work in Australia.
The advertisements were placed by the Australian Medical Association (AMA), which hopes to lure 500 doctors to meet a local shortage and says the money is worth it.
“There are many communities in Australia in need of a doctor,” the AMA’s Gary Geelhoed said.
Around a quarter of Australia’s doctors were trained abroad.
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