Strides in Development of Medical Education

Factors Influencing Genius Immigration from Iran University of Medical Sciences Students Point of View

Document Type : short communication

Authors

Somayeh Noori Hekmat 1
Mohamad Reza Maleki 2
Hamid Reza Baradaran Attarmoghadam 3
Reza Dehnavieh 4

1 Ph.D. Candidate of Health Service Management in Iran University of Medical Sciences , Instructor of Health Service Management Dept., School of Management & Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

2 Ph.D. in Health Service Management, Associate Professor of Health Service Management Dept., School of Management & Informatics, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 Ph.D. in Epidemiology, Associate Professor of Management Dept. of Education Development Center & Epidemiology Dept., Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Ph.D. in Health Service Management, Associate Professor of Management Dept., School of Management & Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Abstract
  Background & Objective : Nowadays immigration of health care graduates is one of the most important challenges for which health care policy makers should try to find a solution Hence t his study was conducted to determine the most significant contributors to immigration of graduates to foreign countries   Methods : In this crosssectional study conducted on the students of Iran University of Medical sciences 407 students were selected using stratified sampling method Data was collected using a questionnaire its validity was already confirmed by experts and its internal consistency reliability was calculated by Chronbachs alpha (r=089)   Results : According to the study samples point of view the highest scores were given to economic factors with the mean score ( ± SD) of 431 ( ± 03) out of 5 while official and educational factors ( =429 SD=05) professional factors ( =404 SD=07) globalization ( =345 SD=068) social factors ( =333 SD=077) and cul tural factors ( =326 SD=11) were in the next steps   Conclusion: Our results suggest that policymakers should consider significant factors such as economic and educational ones to maintain expert health care workforce In planning such strategies one must focus on expanding educational and career opportunities It is also recommended that Iranian health policymakers notice issues like oversaturation of job market in some especial fields

Keywords

Genius immigration
University of Medical Sciences
medical student
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Strides in Development of Medical Education
Volume 6, Issue 2
2010
Pages 181-184

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