Globalization and medical education

Watching this phenomenon evolve may lead one to ask: ‘What has created this global village and what forces are driving its formation?’

Abstract

Few would argue with the statement that we now live in a global village. While there have been protests against the expected outcomes of the globalization process such as rich countries exploiting poor countries, setting aside labor regulations designed to protect workers and/or environmental exploitation, these protests have not, in the main, opposed the reality of the village or the process leading to its emergence. Watching this phenomenon evolve may lead one to ask: ‘What has created this global village and what forces are driving its formation?’ The answer is primarily four processes as follows: