Job preferences among traditional Chinese medicine clinical graduates in China: a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Primary-level Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) healthcare institutions are currently facing a severe shortage of TCM professionals, highlighting the urgent need to explore the job preferences of TCM clinical graduates. This study aimed to investigate the stated job preferences of TCM clinical graduates when seeking employment.

Methods

A discrete choice experiment (DCE) was conducted to assess the employment preferences of TCM clinical graduates from 16 TCM universities across China. The job attributes examined included the monthly income, work location, hospital tier, job stability (position tenure), work intensity, opportunities for mentorship under renowned practitioners, and career advancement prospects. A mixed logit model was employed to obtain the main eff

SUBMITTER: Gu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11841246 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature