Preferences of Iranian medical students for selecting the compulsory service plan packages: A discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Health policymakers face challenges in designing compulsory plan packages for medical students to encourage them to work in disadvantaged regions. Using a discrete choice experiment, this study assessed the preferences of medical students for selecting the compulsory service plan packages in Guilan Province, Iran.

Methods

In total, 374 medical students responded to a survey inquiring about salary, distance from their residency city, availability of welfare amenities, work difficulty, the developmental status of their workplace, contract duration, and preference for urban or rural work settings.

Results

The study revealed that students favor a compulsory service package that provides higher salaries and shorter contract duration. They also show a pr

SUBMITTER: Homaie Rad E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199194 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature