<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Health workforce migration affects healthcare services from all around the world. This present study hypothesized that: Romanian medical students’ preference of a workplace is based not only on factors such as economical, working conditions and professional development, but also on other factors that are more related to personal values. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 215 medical students from Cluj-Napoca. Students were invited to take part in a career preference questionnaire about: socio-demographic factors, work environment, job characteristics, influence of family and friends and the students’ intention to emigrate. Results show that students would choose a job based on: quality of working conditions, intellectual challenges, job security, the location of job in an urban area, income and a good atmosphere at the workplace. The factors impacting the migration are: quality of working conditions, desire of support from nurses and acceptance of a job even if is far from where the students’ family lives. The results could influence legislation on health and workforce mobility and improve the workforce recruitment, retention and motivation aspects on long-term.</p></abstract>

Health workforce migration affects healthcare services from all around the world. This present study hypothesized that: Romanian medical students’ preference of a workplace is based not only on factors such as economical, working conditions and professional development, but also on other factors that are more related to personal values. A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 215 medical students from Cluj-Napoca. Students were invited to take part in a career preference questionnaire about: socio-demographic factors, work environment, job characteristics, influence of family and friends and the students’ intention to emigrate. Results show that students would choose a job based on: quality of working conditions, intellectual challenges, job security, the location of job in an urban area, income and a good atmosphere at the workplace. The factors impacting the migration are: quality of working conditions, desire of support from nurses and acceptance of a job even if is far from where the students’ family lives. The results could influence legislation on health and workforce mobility and improve the workforce recruitment, retention and motivation aspects on long-term.

Medical Students’ Working Preferences - A Pilot Study in Romania

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Health workforce migration affects healthcare services from all around the world. This present study hypothesized that: Romanian medical students’ preference...

Medical Students’ Working Preferences - A Pilot Study in Romania

Published Online: Dec 24, 2018

Page range: 3 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scr-2017-0001

Keywords
Job preferences, Medical students, Working conditions, Health and workforce, mobility

© 2018 Andreea Marcu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Medical Students’ Working Preferences - A Pilot Study in Romania

Published Online: Dec 24, 2018

Page range: 3 - 23

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/scr-2017-0001

KeywordsJob preferences, Medical students, Working conditions, Health and workforce, mobility

© 2018 Andreea Marcu, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Job preferences, Medical students, Working conditions, Health and workforce, mobility