IRISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.

Irish medical historiography.

Debt crisis ahead for Irish medical students.

Internationally medical student debt is a cause of concern. A survey of medical students in UCC (response rate of 191 representing 35% of the EU student cohort) reveals that 34 (26%) of direct entry medicine (DEM) students and 36 (61%) graduate entrants (GEM) have a loan with an anticipated average debt of Euro17,300 and Euro80,000 on graduation respectively. Fifty-three (90%) graduate entrants...

Primary medical care in Irish prisons

BACKGROUND An industrial dispute between prison doctors and the Irish Prison Service (IPS) took place in 2004. Part of the resolution of that dispute was that an independent review of prison medical and support services be carried out by a University Department of Primary Care. The review took place in 2008 and we report here on the principal findings of that review. METHODS This study utilis...

Ireland’s medical brain drain: migration intentions of Irish medical students

BACKGROUND To provide the optimum level of healthcare, it is important that the supply of well-trained doctors meets the demand. However, despite many initiatives, Ireland continues to have a shortfall of physicians, which has been projected to persist. Our study aimed to investigate the migration intentions of Irish medical students and identify the factors that influence their decisions in or...

Physician-Induced Demand for Medical Care: Irish General Practitioners

In a cross-section study based on a national household sample survey, return visits with general practitioners (GPs) vary with the ratio of GPs to population. Thus, higher physician supply, which by itself would depress physician incomes, is compensated for by higher utilisation, in the form of increased return visits. Return visits also vary inversely with the regional ratio to population of l...