Emigration of regional quota graduates of Japanese medical schools to non-designated prefectures: a prospective nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study examined the retention of regional quota graduates of Japanese medical schools and prefecture scholarship recipients within their designated prefectures where they are obliged or expected to work and revealed the personal and regional characteristics associated with their emigration to non-designated prefectures. Regional quota and prefecture scholarship are two of the most ambitious policies ever conducted in Japan for recruiting physicians to practice in rural areas.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

Nationwide.

Participants

Regional quota graduates with prefecture scholarship, quota graduates without scholarship and non-quota graduates with scholarship of Japanese medical schools who obtained their physician license between 2014

SUBMITTER: Yoshida S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6678061 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature