Employment program graduates of internship of higher education institutions of Kazakhstan

• Published in: European journal of public health 2019-11, Vol.29 (Supplement_4)
• Main Authors: Abdrakhmanova, A, Baigozhina, Z, Bekbergenova, Z h, Umbetzhanova, A, Kabdullina, G, Koikov, V
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Children; Colleges & universities; Education; Employment; Health care; Health care facilities; Health care industry; Health services; Higher education; Higher education institutions; Hospital facilities; Hospitals; Internships; Measurement methods; Medical education; Medical personnel; Organizations; Pregnancy; Public health; Quotas; Rural areas; Schools; Shortages; Specialists; Work
• ISSN: 1101-1262; 1464-360X
• DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.415

Abstract Background Employment of graduates of medical universities is one of the traditional problems of health care in the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK). The annual graduation of medical universities of RK exceeds 4500 young specialists. Despite this, as well as the positive dynamics of employment, the health care industry continues to experience a shortage of medical personnel. Methods To take effective measures to improve the employment performance of graduates of medical education organizations, to cover the shortage of medical personnel, an analysis was made of the employment of graduates of internship programs at 8 medical universities for the period from 2014-15 to 2016-17 school years Results For three years, medical schools of RK prepared 12019 people, of whom 8921 people studied under the state and 1343 under the rural grant. The total number of employed was slightly more than half of the graduates-6533, which amounted to 54.4%. At the same time, the number of those employed in urban hospitals is 1.5 times higher than the number of those employed in rural medical organizations. High percentages are persons who have continued their studies in residency/magistracy, and this figure tends to increase every year. The trend towards an increase is maintained by the free distribution index for pregnant women and people caring for children under the age of 3 years, for a total of three years it was 1,452 (12.1%) of a person. At the same time, those employed in rural health facilities are only 19.1% of those who studied under the grant and 31.5% of those who studied according to the rural quota. Conclusions Thus, the percentage of employed graduates, as well as graduates who studied under the state and rural grant, barely exceeds 50%. Even the employment of persons trained in rural quotas in rural health care facilities is only 31.5%. Universities do not fully monitor the employment of graduates, especially those who studied under a state or a rural grant. Key messages To create and implement an electronic platform with a complete database of students and graduates. To monitor employment and track the graduate’s work route; to organize employment services at universities.