Becker's Healthcare October 30, 2023
More than 23% of medical and nursing students in the U.S. are considering quitting their programs, according to a new report from Elsevier Health.
Additionally, 16% of students are reconsidering their career choice on the frontlines of the healthcare profession entirely.
In total, 2,212 medical and nursing students from 91 different countries took the survey, from which results were published Oct. 30, by Elsevier. It is the company’s second report of this kind.
Of the student respondents, 60% are concerned about their mental health as it relates to school.
“The pressures facing current clinicians have not gone unnoticed by today’s students, who voice their concerns about the expectations of them once they enter clinical practice,” Jan Herzhoff,...