We become so identified with the untruths, the stories, the lies we tell ourselves that to actually step into a new possibility for us in life -- a new success, a new opportunity, a new challenge -- is scary because we finally have to confront our left-brain drain-train thoughts.
South Africa needs to do more to reverse its brain drain, and train more researchers to boost their ranks.There are many elements to success in biotech, including strong political commitment, steady long-term funding, and solid education and health-care systems.
Since out-of-country-training increases the risk of brain drain, new training methods especially via Internet technologies have been suggested [ 5].
But for quite some time, Singapore's lure has left other, less affluent Asian countries bearing the brunt of a brain drain of trained professionals.
The net effect will be a drain of trained and experienced personnel at the time when they are most needed and low morale among those who felt they had no option but to join PDVSA.
This "crisis" is further amplified by a human resources predicament caused by low motivation of health workers and a brain drain of trained professionals 3].
After clicking over an estuary in an industrial zone -- noted on one map as a "drain" -- the train whooshes past Tokyo Disneyland and then a Brasilia-style convention center built on landfill in the bay.
Make sure people still like you because when the whole plan goes down the drain like a train you'll have your back up.
Similarly, there is need for equivalent efforts to retain the trained professionals to mitigate the prevalent brain drain as locally trained clinicians, scientists and academicians migrate to work abroad in avoidance of the infrastructure and logistical challenges in developing countries [ 14- 16].
The changes proposed in this essay will, I believe, improve the quality of PhD training, drain the postdoc holding tank and reduce the age at which researchers get permanent positions and start independent research programmes.
