Impact of the Mbarara University of Science and Technology residency training on increasing access to specialty care workforce.

ABSTRACT: Graduate tracer studies provide an avenue for assessing the impact of residency training on the distribution and access to specialty care and exploring job and professional satisfaction of alumnus. This study examined how the Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) clinical residency training program influenced the spatial distribution and career paths of specialists. We conducted a mixed methods study involving an online survey and 12 in-depth interviews (IDIs) from June to September 2022. The online survey was distributed to a convenient sample of clinical residency alumnus from MUST via email and Whatsapp groups. Alumnus were mapped across the countries of current work in QGIS (version 3.16.3) using GPS coordinates. Descriptive and thematic analyses were also conducted. Nine

SUBMITTER: Tibaijuka L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10954149 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature