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Does Facilitating Conditions Affect Medical Officer’s Intention to Pursue Postgraduate Medical Education? The role of Career motivation and Perceived Barriers

In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2023)

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  • Isparan Shanthi

    (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Business and Finance)

  • Ai Na Seow

    (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Business and Finance)

  • Jing Jing Chang

    (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Business and Finance)

Abstract

The low enrolment rate of medical officers in postgraduate programs is a pressing concern for the healthcare system. Undeniably, career motivation (CM) emerges as a pivotal element influencing medical officers’ postgraduate study intention. However, it is bundled with challenges and uncertainties in pursuing a specialist career. In order to address this critical issue, a comprehensive understanding of medical officers’ intention to pursue postgraduate medical education (PGME) is crucial. The purpose of this study is to investigate how facilitating conditions influence the postgraduate study intentions of medical officers. Career motivation acts as a mediator, while perceived barriers serve as a moderator for the hypothesis. A total of 363 surveys were collected from medical officers practising in healthcare clinics and hospitals in Malaysia. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyse the data. The findings revealed that greater facilitating conditions increase the medical officers’ intention to pursue PGME. Career motivation is found to mediate this relationship while perceived barriers weaken the relationship between facilitating conditions and career motivation. The insights gained from this research hold substantial implications for the healthcare organisations, government and medical educational institutions in developing targeted strategies and support systems to encourage medical officers to pursue PGME.

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  • Isparan Shanthi & Ai Na Seow & Jing Jing Chang, 2023. "Does Facilitating Conditions Affect Medical Officer’s Intention to Pursue Postgraduate Medical Education? The role of Career motivation and Perceived Barriers," Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research, in: Yuen Onn Choong & Fanyu Chen & Keng Soon William Choo & Voon Hsien Lee & Chooi Yi Wei (ed.), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2023), pages 93-110, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:advbcp:978-94-6463-342-9_8
    DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-342-9_8
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