Research on the employment intentions of Chinese medical undergraduates in relation to grass-roots primary healthcare

The paper analyzes the influencing factors for medical undergraduates when it comes to solving the employment short fall in primary healthcare institutions. Method: 304 clinical medicine undergraduates were surveyed with a self-completed questionnaire. The factors influencing medical undergraduates' employment intentions were analyzed by a chi-squared test and binary logistic regression. Results: The main reasons cited for willingness to work in primary healthcare institutions were 'to accumulate primary experience', 'to respond to the national call and serve society', 'to pave the way for future work' and 'to make contributions to their hometown'. The main reasons cited for unwillingness were 'little room for improvement; not optimistic about development prospects', 'slow economic development and poor working conditions', 'insufficient policy protection and difficult re-employment' and 'not high enough salary'. Conclusion: Improve the support policy and provide a development platform so that talent is willing to work in primary healthcare institutions.