A global value chain analysis of offshore medical universities in the Caribbean

Charles, Don
McLean, Sheldon

2018-02-26T17:47:38Z

LC/CAR/TS.2017/17
LC/TS.2017/156

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Abstract. -- Introduction. -- Overview of the Caribbean offshore medical university cluster. -- The global value chain for offshore medical universities. -- Benefits of the offshore medical universities to host countries and local competitiveness factors. -- Challenges in the Caribbean’s OMU cluster. -- V. Strategies for developing the cluster. -- VI. Conclusion. -- Bibliography.

This study is intended to be exploratory in nature. It seeks a better understanding of i) how the OMU cluster emerged; ii) the characteristics of the offshore medical universities in the Caribbean cluster; iii) the contribution of the offshore medical universities to the economy of the host Caribbean countries; and iv) the prospects for enhancing the educational quality, and value added captured by the Caribbean in the medical value chain.

COMPETITIVIDAD; ESTRATEGIAS DEL DESARROLLO; PRESTACION DE SERVICIOS DE SALUD; SOCIEDAD COLECTIVA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; PRODUCTION DIVERSIFICATION; COMPETITIVENESS; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES; HEALTH-CARE DELIVERY; PARTNERSHIP; EDUCACION MEDICA; UNIVERSIDADES; OFERTA Y DEMANDA; CONDICIONES ECONOMICAS; CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO; DIVERSIFICACION DE LA PRODUCCION;