A nationwide survey on the preference of Indian undergraduate medical students to go abroad for higher studies and residency
| Autor: | Rohin Kansal, Ankur Singla, Ashvind Bawa, Kashish Malhotra, Janvi Lalchandan, Jasneet Grewal, Madhav Mehta, Navreet Kaur, Samarvir Jain, Himel Mondal |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Vol 12, Iss 9, Pp 1997-2002 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-4863 2278-7135 46299203 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jfmpc.318_23 |
| Popis: | Context: Getting residency training abroad is a critical motivator in the emigration of Indian medical students. Brain drain is an emerging issue, especially for developing countries as it causes a shortage of trained staff in the donor country. Aim: We aimed to survey Indian medical students to know about their intentions to get trained abroad and to understand the factors influencing their decision. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, we surveyed Indian undergraduate medical students of all professional years, including internship. A validated questionnaire collected data on students’ demographics and educational characteristics, intention to study overseas or stay back in India, and factors influencing their decision. Results: Out of a total of 1199 responses (51.1% males, 48.9% females), 45.0% partakers had planned to pursue their residency abroad, while 33.8% wanted to stay in India and 21.2% were undecided. Better lifestyle and higher pay grades overseas were viewed as the most significant barriers to staying back in India and a key influencer in decision-making among the maximum number of students (412; 76.3%). On the other hand, a whopping 58.2% of participants opined that they wanted to stay back in India for taking care of their parents. Conclusions: Source countries with better healthcare facilities and better incomes tend to attract medical students. Awareness among medical educators regarding constantly changing curricula, a shift to a competency-based education system, better pay grades, limited working hours, and interventions to mitigate workplace violence could help prevent brain drain among Indian medical students and graduates. |
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