Seeking greener pastures: attitudes towards brain drain among turkish medical students
A significant portion of Turkish medical students expressed a desire to work abroad, driven primarily by better working conditions, social living conditions, higher salaries, and excessive workloads in Türkiye. Financial constraints, independent living, dissatisfaction with medical school choices, and social networks with international experiences emerged as significant factors influencing attitudes toward brain drain.
Authors
- Süleyman Utku Uzun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8876-2848)
- Bilge Betül Kılıç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7307-3548)
Institutions
- Pamukkale University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06511-x
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.23