Outbound Medical Tourism From Iran Likely

Medical physicians and specialists.
There are currently 110,000 certified physicians, 7,500 of whom are unemployed. In contrast the number of working Iranian physicians abroad especially in the U.S. is estimated to reach 25,000. There also tens of thousands of para-medical and traditionalists (Hakims) who make all sorts of bogus and miraculous claims about their patients. Recent medical graduates should first serve a few years in government designated deprived rural areas of the country, before he/she is licensed to practice in larger cities, especially Tehran, where more than half of the physicians work and/or reside. Many of specialists openly boast about their "Board certified" credentials from renowned European and American universities and medical centers, whereas in reality most have only attended a short continuing education course sponsored by pharmaceutical or medical equipment companies.

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