A qualitative study of career decision making among African and Asian international medical students in China: process, challenges, and strategies.

ABSTRACT: China hosts around 68,000 international medical students (IMSs) primarily from lower income countries in Africa and Asia, who have the potential to contribute to international medical services. Understanding how these IMSs make career decisions can help better address the issue of global medical workforce shortage. However, such research is limited. Our study aims to explore the career decision-making process of China-educated IMSs, the challenges they experienced and the strategies they employed.In this exploratory qualitative study, we conducted semi-structured interviews with IMSs educated in China in 2022 using purposeful sampling. Twenty virtual one-on-one interviews were conducted, and data were analysed through directed qualitative content analysis. Cognitive Information Processing

SUBMITTER: Li W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549110 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature