This research sought to identify the reasons physicians attributed for
practicing in Oregon, the reasons for relocating out of Oregon, and the reasons for
failures in recruiting physicians to Oregon. A random sample survey of 494
Oregon physicians identified the presence of economic and non-economic factors
related to the recruitment and retention of physicians in Oregon. The research
indicated that non-economic factors are overwhelmingly selected by physicians as
reasons for locating their practices in Oregon, while economic factors are strongly
selected as reasons for relocating out of Oregon, and as reasons for candidates not
accepting positions. The data and research design do not provide the information
needed to explain these divergent findings. The non-economic factor of Oregon
lifestyle would appear to be a substantial recruitment asset as 93% of respondents
selected "Oregon lifestyle" as an influential reason for locating their practice in
Oregon. 86% of influential reasons to locate a practice in Oregon were non-economic
factors. Economic factors were identified in 16% of respondents who
reported planning to relocate out of Oregon within five years. The OHSU (2002)
Workforce Assessment obtained a figure of 4% for this variable. This suggests
future recruitment needs may be larger than anticipated. Physicians commonly
contend with recruitment activities as 80% of respondents reported attempting to
recruit physicians in the last five years. Of respondents reporting recruitment
attempts, 69% reported at least one recruitment failure. Most of these failures
were due to economic factors. While non-economic factors dominated the
findings for reasons to locate in Oregon, economic factors dominated the findings
for reasons to relocate and for recruitment failures. A full range of economic
factors such as salary, reimbursement, liability premium costs, Oregon's economy
were considered influential. Non-economic factors including lifestyle,
collegiality, and family living in Oregon were influential factors identified in this
survey. Much of recruitment theory is 'low-level', which appears as the ordinary
organizing constructs for recruitment practices. As recruitment is largely an
applied endeavor, recruitment theory is little developed and examined and is
fertile ground for development and testing. / Graduation date: 2005
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/28918 |
| Date | 15 April 2005 |
| Creators | Seifert, Nancy L. |
| Contributors | Friedman, Leonard H. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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