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September 19, 2025International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentOpen Access

“Brain Drain” among Medical Students in a Nigerian University

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BEBalantine U. EzeCOChuma J. OnyejizuIAIfeanacho Ezeteonu Abireh

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Cross-sectional study reveals 93.4% of medical students desire to practice outside Nigeria, indicating a significant healthcare brain drain issue.

Key Points

  • 93.4% of final year medical students expressed a desire to migrate for practice after graduation, highlighting a serious brain drain issue.
  • Students' academic performance did not significantly correlate with their intention to practice abroad, indicating deeper systemic issues.
  • Cross-sectional study conducted among 73 final year medical students evaluated motivations for leaving Nigeria after graduation.
  • Findings suggest that nearly all young medical graduates seek opportunities outside Nigeria, emphasizing a critical healthcare deficit.

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Eze et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d435e4713b0b5dfea75acfhttps://doi.org/10.4103/ijmh.ijmh_6_25
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