Do Physicians Trained Through Regional Quota Scholarships Develop a Commitment to Community Healthcare Through Their Work in Local Medical Settings? -A Survey of Attitudes Before and After Completing Their Mandatory Service-

The Impact of Regional Medical Practice Experience on the Commitment to Regional Healthcare Among Physicians Trained Through Regional Quota and Similar Scholarship Programs: A Survey of Attitudes Before and After Completing Their Mandatory Service - Pre- and Post-Evaluation of Community Medical Practice

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000061757

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-01

Start date

2025-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Physicians trained through the Regional Quota Scholarship Program

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Physicians who received training through the Iwate Prefecture Regional Quota Scholarship Program and who were assigned to a medical facility other than a core hospital and began fulfilling their obligations during fiscal year 2024, 2025, or 2026, and who have continued to work there for at least one year. Physicians who graduated from the Jichi Medical University under the Iwate Prefecture quota and who were assigned to a medical facility other than a core hospital and began fulfilling their obligations during fiscal year 2024, 2025, or 2026, and who have continued to work there for at least one year.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Physicians whose mandatory service period is irregular due to partial scholarship loans Physicians who have repaid their scholarships and are no longer subject to assignment adjustments Physicians whose period of assignment for mandatory service was less than one consecutive year In addition, any other cases where the investigator determines that participation in the survey is inappropriate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in rural healthcare orientation score before and after completion of mandatory service	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactOsamu Shimooki

Iwate Medical University Department of General Medicine

soushin@iwate-med.ac.jp0196515111

Outcome results