¿Migrar o no migrar? ¿Qué pasará con nuestra próxima generación de médicos? Estudio sobre causas y motivos en estudiantes avanzados de medicina en 11 universidades de España

Abstract

The study illustrates various motivational factors which of why medical students wish to move abroad in search of better professional conditions. The use of appropriate interventions could modify these attitudes. This study could be a starting point for exploring and analyzing the conditions of undergraduate medical students in Spain as a key to address the problem of medical emigration.

Rendimiento académico e inserción laboral de los titulados en medicina por la Universitat de Barcelona: un estudio longitudinal

“…Final mente, habrá que comprobar si los resultados de un estudio reciente [19], que muestra que el 51% de los estudiantes de los últimos cursos de algunas uni versidades españolas desean emigrar, tendrán refle jo en la realidad futura.…”

Migración de médicos peruanos a España, 2005-2009

“…Otra opción, sería la de "utilizar" a España como país de capacitación y tránsito para luego poder migrar a un país que garantice mejores condiciones y con tradición más sólida en su sistema de salud como podrían ser Alemania o el Reino Unido (como lo podrían hacer algunos futuros médicos españoles) (5) ; sin embargo, no existen estudios al respecto y futuras investigaciones deberían abordar el tema.…”

Anticipated job benefits, career aspiration, and generalized self-efficacy as predictors for migration decision-making

“…Within the context of international migration, expectations of better job prospects and better living conditions have been identified as predictive for migration intention (Bernardini-Zambrini, Barengo, Bardach, Hanna, & Macias Núñez, 2011; Van Dalen & Henkens, 2013). However, the literature also suggests that the prospect of finding employment or better living conditions alone may not sufficiently explain migration behaviors.…”

“…For example, in a study on potential Dutch migrants, prospects of career advancement predicted their intention to migrate along with expectations of finding a job (Van Dalen & Henkens, 2012). In the context of migration of highly skilled professionals, a study among Spanish medical students revealed that the main drivers of migration intentions are expectations of career advancement in addition to better working conditions and higher wages (Bernardini-Zambrini et al, 2011). In these studies, migration decision-making was measured by asking respondents whether they expected to work abroad within the next couple of years (Van Dalen & Henkens, 2012), or whether they intended to practice their profession outside of Spain (Bernardini-Zambrini et al, 2011), thus measuring intentions to migrate.…”

“…In the context of migration of highly skilled professionals, a study among Spanish medical students revealed that the main drivers of migration intentions are expectations of career advancement in addition to better working conditions and higher wages (Bernardini-Zambrini et al, 2011). In these studies, migration decision-making was measured by asking respondents whether they expected to work abroad within the next couple of years (Van Dalen & Henkens, 2012), or whether they intended to practice their profession outside of Spain (Bernardini-Zambrini et al, 2011), thus measuring intentions to migrate. Building on these studies, we assume that anticipation of job benefits are associated with the predecisional phase (i.e., people express intention to migrate, but have not taken any actions).…”