Traversing Transnational Biomedical Landscapes An Ethnography of the Experiences of Nigerian Trained Physicians Practicing in the US and UK.

In the age of globalization, the transnational dimension of sciences like medicine is a given. However, the agents connecting different parts of this transnational biomedical landscape have yet to receive their due attention. Situated at the intersection of contemporary debates as well as theories o...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schühle, Judith
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcipt Verlag, 2020.
Colección:Kultur und soziale Praxis.
Temas:
Physicians, Foreign > United States.
Physicians > Nigeria.
Nigerians > United States.
Nigerian Americans.
Physicians.
Medical personnel, Foreign.
Physicians
Foreign Professional Personnel
United States.
Nigeria.
Biomedicine.
Cultural Anthropology.
Global Health.
Globalization.
Medicine.
Migration.
Skilled Migration.
Sociology of Medicine.
Work.
Médecins étrangers > États-Unis.
Médecins > Nigeria.
Nigérians > États-Unis.
Américains d'origine nigériane.
Médecins.
Personnel médical étranger.
physicians.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Nigerian Americans
Nigerians
Physicians, Foreign
Nigeria
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methodological Musings
  • 3. The Emerging Nigerian Biomedical Landscape and Trajectories of Becoming a Doctor
  • 4. Going Global
  • 5. Female Nigerian Physicians
  • 6. Practicing in a Transnational Biomedical Landscape
  • 7. Between Moral Dilemmas and Logistics
  • 8. Giving Back
  • 9. Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Acknowledgements

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