Romania's Health Care Exodus

Sonia Papiu started her first year of residency as a psychiatrist in the Romanian city of Cluj in January, but she plans to move abroad within the year, seeking better learning opportunities and hospital conditions. She will not be alone. "I don't think any of my colleagues are planning to stay," she said. "I think I could learn more abroad. You have higher responsibilities as a resident there." In the Romanian system, doctors go through six years of medical...

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