Biomedical globalization : the international migration of scientists / Sergio Diaz-Briquets, Charles C. Cheney.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-194) and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction 1 -- 2.The Context 7 -- Globalization and International Migration 7 -- The Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology 17 -- Foreign Biomedical Scientists and the U.S.Economy 22 -- Training and Employment in the Biomedical Sciences 24 -- 3.The National Institutes of Health 33 -- Selection of Biomedical Scientists and Conditions of -- Work at NIH 35 -- Reasons for the Significant Presence of Foreign -- Biomedical Scientists at NIH and in the -- United States Generally 44 -- Comparisons of Foreign and American Biomedical -- Scientists and Trainees at NIH 62 -- Implications for Employment Prospects and Conditions -- of American Scientists 81 -- Implications for American Training Institutions 91 -- Implications for American International Competitiveness -- in Biomedical Research and Biotechnology 96 -- Implications for American Immigration and Labor Policies 105 -- 4.Other Perspectives 113 -- The View from Academia 113 -- The View from Biomedical Associations 125 -- The View from the Biotechnology Industry 130 -- 5.From the National Institutes of Health to the U.S. -- Labor Market 141 -- NIH Foreign Trainees: Why They Come and Future Plans 141 -- Immigration Pathways and Legal Mechanisms 146 -- 6.Conclusions 153.