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Humanities
- ISSN: 2155-7993
- Journal of Modern Education Review
The Impact of Urbanization on Medical Students’ Employment Intentions towards Primary Health-care Institutions∗
He Xingchen1, Xue Yingli2
(School of Clinical Medicine, Xi’an Medical University, China)
Abstract: Objective explore into the employment intentions towards primary healthcare institutions among medical students, analyze the impact of urbanization on it, and to provide reference for occupational guidance in medical colleges, as well as talent introduction, with the lack of qualified doctors in rural places of China. Methods 150 medical undergraduates were surveyed randomly by a self-designed questionnaire. The respondents are composed of freshmen, sophomores and juniors whose major is clinical medicine in Xi’an Medical University. Additionally, information of graduates’ employment were available via Student Affairs Office. They graduated in the years of 2013, 2014, and 2015 in School of Clinical Medicine. Results a) Among 150 questionnaires distributed, 146 were reclaimed (response rate 97.3%). b) 93.8% of medical students would prefer to work in medical institutions in city or county. c) More than 70% medical students’ employment intentions to grass-roots areas were reluctant and unwilling, while 92.4% of medical undergraduates prefer to take the Postgraduate Entrance Exam. d) More graduates choose to take the Postgraduate Entrance Exam, with the percentage of 51.4%, 52.7% and 65.0% in the years of 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively. e) The impact of urbanization was positively correlated to medical student grassroots employment intentions. Conclusion Positive policy making, good publicity, increase of investment by government, strengthened guidance in employment and improvement of students’ service awareness are the significant measures to encourage medical graduates serve in primary healthcare institutions.
Key words: urbanization, medical students, primary healthcare institutions, employment intentions
