OXFORD, England — British P rim e M in is te r Tony B la ir ’s a n n o u n c e m e n t of re -e le c tio n April 5, with the election to be held May 5, has complicated the P a rlia m e n ta ry in te rn s h ip s of N otre Dam e London s tu d e n ts this term , according to cu rren t in te rn s and th e in te rn s h ip ad m in is tra to rs . W hile P a r lia ­ m ent has been disso lved and in ter...

A range of health care services are tradable, in that consumers can travel abroad for treatment. In this paper we first estimate the gains from trade. An international price comparison of fifteen procedures reveals that there could be savings of around 1.4 billion dollars annually even if only one in ten U.S. patients choose to undergo treatment abroad. We then identify a key impediment to real...

In response to the need for culturally competent care, faculty can instill in students the desire to become culturally competent practitioners by providing the opportunity to participate in a short-term study abroad immersion experience. While this strategy is not considered cutting-edge or revolutionary, changing global dynamics warrant rethinking this curricular option. Nurse faculty conducte...

Regular appraisal and revalidation are now a routine part of professional life for doctors in the UK. For British-trained psychiatrists working abroad (in either development/humanitarian or academic fields) this is a cause of insecurity, as most of the processes of revalidation are tailored to those working in the standard structures of the National Health Service. This article explores the deg...

Nurses and nurse educators need to be prepared to accelerate progress toward the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals to improve local and global health in the face of continued poverty, hunger, and disease. This four-part Teaching Tips series will focus on developing nurse educators to prepare nurses for global engagement on the following topics: introduction to global health, systems...

Despite international efforts to block Canada's export of asbestos, the Canadian federal government continues to defend the economic interests of the asbestos industry. Ironically, Canadian asbestos miners, mill workers, and those engaged in a wide range of other occupations continue to suffer asbestos-related disease and premature death. Although there is an employer-funded compensation system...

The Bologna process [1] aims to promote real as well as virtual mobility of students. The EU project REVE (Real Virtual Erasmus; cf. http://reve.europace.org/) aims at enhancing the impact and efficiency of the Erasmus programme through the set-up of and support for a full-fletched virtual Erasmus action. In REVE, Virtual Erasmus is seen as a complement to the existing Erasmus exchange programm...

This study furthers our understanding of how corruption affects the decision-making process of allocating foreign direct investment (FDI). Drawing on the responses of 28 managers in charge of establishing operations in a highly corrupt host country, we argue that those firms based in home countries with low levels of corruption are more proactive in preparing to face corruption abroad than thos...