Nadir Fizzah, Sardar Hassan, Ahmad Husnain
Dr. Fizzah Nadir, MBBS., Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Dr. Hassan Sardar, MBBS., Punjab Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Pak J Med Sci. 2023 Mar-Apr;39(2):401-403. doi: 10.12669/pjms.39.2.7139.
The term "brain drain" refers to the exodus of educated or professional individuals to another nation, industry, or field, typically in search of a higher salary or living standard. Our objective was to look into the reasons why medical students leave after graduation, how it affects Pakistan's socio-medical situation, and what may be done to address it.
After receiving approval from the ethical committee, a cross-sectional survey was carried out among 420 undergraduate medical students of both genders at two different medical colleges in Pakistan for the current academic year 2021-2022. The core data was gathered via an organized questionnaire. The non-probability sampling method was employed to collect the sample. The data were analyzed with SPSS software.
Out of 420 medical students of both genders, 140 (33.3%) plan to leave Pakistan after graduation, while 280 (66.66%) want to pursue a career in Pakistan. Additionally, when asked about the amenities offered to Pakistani doctors throughout their training, the vast majority of medical students expressed satisfaction with living in Pakistan. However, among medical students who prefer to immigrate, the United States was at the top of their list. Although there are numerous reasons that affect doctors' immigration choices, the majority of students think that poor pay and long working hours are the main ones that lead to poor patient management and inadequate training. This may be prevented by improving the pay and service structure.
According to this survey, one in three medical students aspires to move overseas after graduation owing to a lack of resources and ineffective management, which has been adversely affecting Pakistan's socio-medical situation. As a result, it is important for Pakistan's health officials to launch campaigns to address the issues faced by medical students and physicians in order to prevent brain drain.
“人才外流”一词指受过教育或专业的人员前往另一个国家、行业或领域，通常是为了寻求更高的薪资或生活水平。我们的目的是探究医学生毕业后离开的原因、这对巴基斯坦社会医疗状况的影响以及可以采取什么措施来解决这一问题。
在获得伦理委员会批准后，于2021 - 2022学年对巴基斯坦两所不同医学院的420名本科男女医学生进行了横断面调查。核心数据通过一份有组织的问卷收集。采用非概率抽样方法收集样本。数据用SPSS软件进行分析。
在420名男女医学生中，140名（33.3%）计划毕业后离开巴基斯坦，而280名（66.66%）想在巴基斯坦从事职业。此外，当被问及在整个培训过程中为巴基斯坦医生提供的便利设施时，绝大多数医学生对在巴基斯坦生活表示满意。然而，在倾向于移民的医学生中，美国位居他们首选国家之列。尽管有许多因素影响医生的移民选择，但大多数学生认为低薪和长时间工作是导致患者管理不善和培训不足的主要因素。这可以通过改善薪酬和服务结构来预防。
根据这项调查，由于资源匮乏和管理不善，三分之一的医学生毕业后渴望移居海外，这对巴基斯坦的社会医疗状况产生了不利影响。因此，巴基斯坦卫生官员开展活动解决医学生和医生面临的问题以防止人才外流很重要。
