Post-graduation migration intentions of students of Lebanese medical schools: a survey study

Akl, Elie A.; Maroun, Nancy; Major, Stella; Afif, Claude; Abdo, Abir; Choucair, Jacques; Sakr, Mazen; Li, Carl K.; Grant, Brydon J. B.; Schünemann, Holger J.

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-191

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“…10,[14][15][16][17][18] As for this study, other studies [7][8][9]28 reported that many students were not sure of their future area of specialization. In many other developing countries, the critical step in the migration of medical graduates is the moment when they decide to obtain specialized training: a frequent individual decision is to look for it abroad, 7,[28][29][30] leading to a subsequent decision to stay in the host country. 28 Reflecting the lack of specialist training in the country, students in Cape Verde would like to obtain specialized training abroad.…”

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Medical Training Experience and Expectations Regarding Future Medical Practice of Medical Students at the University of Cape Verde

2017

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RESUMOIntrodução: Cabo Verde é um pequeno estado insular em desenvolvimento. A sua primeira experiência em educação médica pré-graduada começou em outubro de 2015. O objetivo deste artigo é descrever e analisar as expectativas profissionais e o perfil da primeira turma de estudantes de medicina na recente escola de medicina de Cabo Verde. Material e Métodos: Um questionário padronizado, dirigido, com perguntas fechadas e abertas, foi distribuído aos estudantes de medicina inscritos que frequentaram as aulas no dia da pesquisa. Todos os dados foram analisados usando SPSS. Resultados: Os alunos decidiram estudar medicina a meio da adolescência. Parentes e amigos parecem ter tido uma influência importante nessa decisão. Outras razões principais para escolher a formação médica incluem "para cuidar de outras pessoas", "fascínio para os assuntos da medicina" e "meu desejo desde sempre". O grau de feminização dessa população estudantil é extremamente alta (20/25; 80,0%). Os estudantes de medicina estão, em geral satisfeitos com o programa de formação e têm expectativas de que a formação recebida lhes permitirá ser bons profissionais. No entanto, eles consideram o curso muito teórico. Os estudantes de medicina consideram que isso pode representar a sua oportunidade para contribuir para o bem-estar público e suas expectativas são para combinar o uso do sector público com o trabalho privado. Os estudantes de medicina vieram principalmente da ilha de Santiago, onde está localizada a capital do país e que também é o local preferido para a prática futura. Eles ainda não decidiram sobre a sua futura área de especialização. Mas todos aqueles que querem se especializar, querem fazê-lo no estrangeiro. A maioria deles espera seguir carreira hospitalar em vez de trabalho baseado na administração de saúde ou nos centros de saúde. Discussão: Este estudo contribui para o crescente conhecimento sobre as dificuldades do estudante de medicina e expectativa das escolas médicas ou programas de ensino médico nos países lusófonos. A decisão de investir na formação local de médicos justificase pela necessidade de se ser menos dependente do estrangeiro no processo. Programas locais de pós-graduação médica são considerados uma prioridade para o futuro imediato. with closed and open-ended questions, was distributed to registered medical students attending classes on the day of the survey. All data were analyzed using SPSS.Results: Students decided to study medicine in their mid-teens with relatives and friends having had significant influence over their decisions. Other major reasons for choosing medical training include "to take care of other people", "fascination for the subject matters of medicine" and "I have always wanted to". The degree of feminization of the student population is extremely high (20/25; 80.0%). Medical students are in general satisfied with the training program, and have expectations that the training received will allow them to be good professionals. Nevertheless, they consider the course too theoretical. Medical student...

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“…In a study done in Lahore (60.4%) of the students intended to train abroad either for a specialty (54.9%) or a subspecialty (5.5%) while 10% were not clear about their future intentions (Imran et al 2011). Lastly, it is far less than the result of a study done in Lebanon, which showed 96% of students prefer to study abroad (Akl et al 2008). Medicine was the most selected specialty among whole group and each subgroup abroad or local training preference; the same preference was documented in other studies conducted in Iraq and Germany (Yang 2007) (Mpinganjira 2009) (McCarthy et al 2012).…”

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Factors influence abroad or home post graduates training among medical students: experience from Sudan

Gismalla

Abdallah

Mohammed

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Backgrounds: Commonly, doctors migrate for postgraduate study in African and Middle-east countries to western countries. In this study, we would like to know the percentage of graduates who intended to study abroad and determine the factors of their traveling. Material and methods: This is cross-sectional questionnaire survey. Medical students were asked about their future specialty preference, reasons, and site of training. Also, some demographic data were collected. The data was analyzed by SPSS. P value of < 0.05 was considered significant. Result and Discussion: 197 students responded to our survey and filled the questionnaire properly. Participants knew about future specialty from the teacher, the internet, senior college and advice from a family member with rate 83 (42.1%), 42 (22.8%), 41 (21.3%), and 27(13.7%) respectively. One hundred five (53.3%) of the responders preferred to get their specialty training outside Sudan while the remainder 92(46.7%) preferred local training. The commonest specialty selected among both group are medicine and surgery respectively. Obstetrics and gynecology are selected mainly among students who prefer local training 14 out of 15 totally, with statistically significant (p-value = 0.0001). Residency has significant related to the site of training with (P value 0.03). International recognition and advanced facilities are the commonest cause of traveling abroad among the students. While free hands on training and social reasons are the most common causes of home postgraduates training. Conclusion: More than fifty percent of the participant prefers abroad post-graduates training. The factors which influents site training can be defined as "Pull and Push" factors.

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“…Indian-Americans from many sectors are moving back to India, where economic opportunities for returnees are on the rise, and quality of life is, in many respects, superior to the U.S. (Roy, 2009). Similarly, nearly a quarter of Lebanese medical students who intended to train abroad wished to return to their native country immediately after completing their training-perhaps more relevant to my mother's point, as Lebanon is considered a middle-tohigh-income country with adequate infrastructure, existing health systems and economic stability to offer its healthcare work force (Akl et al, 2008). Though brain circulation is a component in addressing brain drain, it is improbable that it will be a stand-alone solution.…”

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Stemming the Medical Brain Drain: A Personal Perspective on a Global Problem

Shakil

2017

EJBM

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The term “medical brain drain” refers to the international migration of physicians from the developing world to developed countries. This loss of health professionals contributes significantly to global health inequities. The issue has been framed in terms of ethical, financial, and infrastructural issues, and many attempts have been made to pose solutions that address the respective arms of this multifaceted phenomenon. This article seeks to explore the medical brain drain from a migrant physician’s personal perspective, contextualized with data and analysis from relevant literature. I conclude that adopting the mindset of “brain circulation” rather than “brain drain” will be a component in paving the way for multidisciplinary solutions to the problems that promote the migration of physicians from resource-limited settings.

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Post-graduation migration intentions of students of Lebanese medical schools: a survey study

Cited by 56 publications

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Medical Training Experience and Expectations Regarding Future Medical Practice of Medical Students at the University of Cape Verde

Medical Training Experience and Expectations Regarding Future Medical Practice of Medical Students at the University of Cape Verde

Factors influence abroad or home post graduates training among medical students: experience from Sudan

Stemming the Medical Brain Drain: A Personal Perspective on a Global Problem

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