Hi BCguy!
Just for you to understand the situation in the Philippines...The ultimate dream of some of our doctors and nurses is to go to any 1st world country like US or Canada (because of the pay and the opportunity to help the family back home)...it would seem pathetic but our doctors even go to the extent of taking up Nursing course after they have passed their Physician's Licensure exam...and our Nurses taking up Caregiver course, because of lack of opportunities and goverment restrictions before they can leave the country.
Our nurses need to work for 2years in a hospital before they could apply for a nursing position in other countries...but whats aggravating is that our hospitals cannot accomodate all our nursing graduates, thus for some of them, instead of just waiting for a "paying position" to open up, they would do volunteer work (w/c at times they need to "pay" the hospital to do such work) or take up caregiving course...which is the fastest way to get out of the country.
Please continue with your postings....I find it very informative...
Thanks!