Title |
Physician migration at its roots: a study on the factors contributing towards a career choice abroad among students at a medical school in Pakistan
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Published in |
Globalization and Health, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1744-8603-8-43 |
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Authors |
Asfandyar Sheikh, Syed Hassan Abbas Naqvi, Kainat Sheikh, Syed Hassan Shiraz Naqvi, Muhammad Yasin Bandukda |
Abstract |
Physician migration, also known as "brain drain," results from a combination of a gap in the supply and demand in developed countries and a lack of job satisfaction in developing countries. Many push and pull factors are responsible for this effect, with media and internet playing their parts. Large-scale physician migration can pose problems for both the donor and the recipient countries, with a resulting reinforcement in the economic divide between developed and developing countries. The main objectives of our study were to determine the prevalence of migration intentions in medical undergraduates, to elucidate the factors responsible and to analyze the attitudes and practices related to these intentions. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
Scientists | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
Pakistan | 2 | 1% |
Portugal | 1 | <1% |
Brazil | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 185 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Student > Master | 29 | 15% |
Student > Bachelor | 26 | 14% |
Researcher | 20 | 10% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 6% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 6% |
Other | 39 | 20% |
Unknown | 53 | 28% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 60 | 31% |
Social Sciences | 20 | 10% |
Psychology | 14 | 7% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 13 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 7% |
Other | 18 | 9% |
Unknown | 53 | 28% |