Faced with the great shortage in the medical sector in Morocco, the government is multiplying measures to train more doctors and even to open the door to foreign doctors to practice the profession in Morocco.
Indeed, the government has decided to change the period of medical training from seven to six years and to increase the number of teaching places open to students in the Faculties of Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry. However, a recent study has revealed an alarming spread of the decision to leave the country among final-year students in medical schools in Morocco.
According to the study by a professor at the Faculty of Medicine in Casablanca and published by the Oxford Academy, for every doctor who stayed in Morocco, 3 went abroad.71.1% of the 251 medical students surveyed in the study intend to emigrate abroad, 61.6% of whom are women.
Working conditions are the main reason for migration There are many reasons why medical students want to leave their country. Nearly 97.6% think of migrating abroad to get a quality education, 99% opt for migration to get better working conditions, and 97.2% resort to it for a better quality of life.
The study also reveals that 95.2% of students intend to leave because they are not satisfied with their training in Morocco, and 97% because they are not satisfied with doctors’ salaries. In addition, 83.6% of students prefer to emigrate because of what they perceive as contempt and underestimation of the value of the doctor in the media.
While Moroccan doctors mainly opted for France during the last decade, the results of this study indicate that Germany is now the preferred destination for most final year medical students, with a percentage of 34%. The study also refutes the existence of any relationship between the choice to leave the country and the existing social and financial status of the student.
Noting that the spread of emigration among final year medical students is a major indicator of the future of the health sector in the country, the study concludes that national health officials must improve the working conditions, quality of training and salary of health personnel if they are to reduce the emigration rate among medical students.
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