A third of medical students plan to leave the NHS within two years of graduating, survey suggests
BMJ 2023; 382 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.p2103 (Published 13 September 2023) Cite this as: BMJ 2023;382:p2103
- Éabha Lynn
- BMJ editorial scholar
One in three UK medical students plan to leave the NHS within two years of graduating, a survey has revealed.
The AIMS study, published in BMJ Open,1 is the largest survey of its kind. It surveyed 10 486 (25.5%) UK medical students across 44 medical schools in a bid to understand their career intentions. Pay, working conditions, and work-life balance were the main drivers behind the students’ intention to leave the service.
Altogether, 32.5% of those surveyed said they plan to leave the NHS within two years of graduating, with many planning to practise medicine abroad and others wishing to leave medicine altogether. …
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