Resident training physicians' job preference in Chengdu, China based on the discrete choice experiment
10.3760/cma.j.cn116021-20231129-01686
- VernacularTitle:基于离散选择实验的成都市住培医师就业选择偏好研究
- Author:
Zhen WANG
1
;
Maoling YANG
;
Mi GAN
;
Shuying LI
;
Yuebai LIU
;
Yingyi CHEN
;
Li LIU
Author Information
1. 四川省肿瘤医院·研究所/电子科技大学附属肿瘤医院教育处，成都 610042
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Discrete choice experiment;
Resident training physician;
Job preference;
Willingness to pay
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2025;24(2):283-288
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the job preference and willingness to pay of resident training physicians in Chengdu, China.Methods:The questionnaire was designed by means of the discrete choice experiment. The questionnaire contains the basic information of the survey object and the discrete choice set (including workplace, working intensity, monthly salary, staffing of public institution, and career development, each with several levels). A total of 116 resident training physicians recruited by three standardized residents training centers in Chengdu were selected to conduct the questionnaire survey, and grouped based on their identity and major. The mixed logit model was used to analyze job preferences and willingness to pay of resident training physicians.Results:Except for career development, other four attributes had statistically significant effects on job selection of resident training physicians ( P<0.05), of which working intensity was the most influential attribute, with the highest willingness to pay. The subgroup analysis results showed that staffing of public institution was concerned by clinical postgraduates and resident training physicians in non-scarce majors. Conclusions:Economic and non-economic factors both affect the job preferences of resident training physicians, while working intensity is the most important factor. Resident training policy should focus on adjusting the scale and type of resident physician enrollment, and strengthen humanistic care and career education of resident training physicians.
