Analysis of factors influencing attrition among clinical traditional Chinese medical major graduates: based on a discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is essential for promoting health worldwide. Despite governmental support, TCM faces critical challenges, including workforce shortages and high attrition rates, with many clinical TCM graduates pursuing non-clinical careers. This study aims to explore the employment preferences of these graduates and to propose strategies for retaining TCM professionals, optimizing the input-output ratio of TCM education, and supporting the sustainable development of the TCM industry.

Methods

A stratified sampling method was used to select clinical TCM major graduates from 16 universities of Chinese medicine. A Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) was conducted to investigate the factors influencing the attrition of clinical TCM professionals, inclu

SUBMITTER: Su J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11852512 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature