Career Preferences of Medical and Nursing Students in Uttar Pradesh

Raha, Shomikho; Berman, Peter; Bhatnagar, Aarushi

Career Preferences of Medical and Nursing Students in Uttar Pradesh

2009

Raha, Shomikho | Berman, Peter | Bhatnagar, Aarushi

This note describes the career preferences of graduating medical and nursing students in Uttar Pradesh, with special reference to incentives offered for and work attributes of employment opportunities in rural areas. Results indicate that medical students prefer to concentrate on their post-graduate education and are not inclined to work in rural areas while nursing students have a greater predilection to work in public rural settings. The note draws attention to the fact that it is a tougher challenge to increase the supply of physicians in rural areas as compared to nurses and incentives offered to prospective health workers will be more effective ill the form of incentive packages.

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World Bank, Washington, DC

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Family welfare; Midwifery; Policy makers; Post-graduate students; Health workforce; Nurse; Graduate studies; Health centres; Preferential treatment; Nurses; Ministry of health; Job security; Public service; Nursing; Graduate stud; Entrance examination; Nursing students; Health service; Practitioners; Health policy; Internal brain drain; Medical colleges; Health information; Medical education; Rural health care; Health system; Policy implications; Graduate programs; Labor market; Graduate education; Career; Health sector; Young people; Academic reputation; Health care system; Career opportunities; Career choices; Work force; Bachelors degree; Medical students; Midwife; Health care services; Low-income countries; Rural populations; Health workers; Job market; Nursing schools

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India health beat, vol. 1;no. 6http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/World BankCC BY 3.0 Unported

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India health beat, vol. 1;no. 6

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