MEDICAL WORKFORCE IN BELGIUM : ASSESSMENT OF FUTURE SUPPLY AND REQUIREMENTS * Key word: Manpower, planning, health, human resources, Belgium, numerus clausus
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Caroline Artoisenet Socio-Economie de la Santé Ecole de la Santé Publique UCL Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs, 30/41 B-1200 Bruxelles Tel.: 32-2-7643098 Mail: [email protected] The regulation of human resources is a controversial subject. In Belgium, after some years of political disputes, student strikes, and procrastination, quotas have been applied to new graduates in medicine (since 2004), dentistry, and physiotherapy. In this particular context, various models have been developed in order to forecast, on the assumption of an unchanged health system, the future workforce and the appropriate number of future medical graduates.
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