Relationship between honesty-credit, specialty identity, career identity, and willingness to fulfill the contract among rural-oriented tuition-waived medical students of China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The fulfillment of contractual obligations by rural-oriented tuition-waived medical students (RTMSs) to work in rural medical institutions after graduation directly impacts the improvement of rural health quality. This study aimed to not only quantitatively measure the direct impact of honesty-credit, specialty identity, and career identity on willingness to fulfill the contract of RTMSs but also to quantify the intermediary role of specialty identity and career identity between honesty-credit and willingness to fulfill the contract. The research results provided recommendations for the rural-oriented tuition-waived medical education (RTME) program to achieve its goal of training rural primary healthcare personnel.

Methods

From March to May 2022, 1162 RTMSs were s

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10388187 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature