Somayeh Noori Hekmat - Ph.D. Candidate of Health Service Management in Iran University of Medical Sciences , Instructor of Health Service Management Dept., School of Management & Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Mohamad Reza Maleki - Ph.D. in Health Service Management, Associate Professor of Health Service Management Dept., School of Management & Informatics, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hamid Reza Baradaran Attarmoghadam - Ph.D. in Epidemiology, Associate Professor of Management Dept. of Education Development Center & Epidemiology Dept., Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Reza Dehnavieh - Ph.D. in Health Service Management, Associate Professor of Management Dept., School of Management & Informatics, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Background & Objective : Nowadays immigration of health care graduates is one of the most important challenges for which health care policy makers should try to find a solution Hence t his study was conducted to determine the most significant contributors to immigration of graduates to foreign countries   Methods : In this crosssectional study conducted on the students of Iran University of Medical sciences ۴۰۷ students were selected using stratified sampling method Data was collected using a questionnaire its validity was already confirmed by experts and its internal consistency reliability was calculated by Chronbachs alpha (r=۰۸۹)   Results : According to the study samples point of view the highest scores were given to economic factors with the mean score ( ± SD) of ۴۳۱ ( ± ۰۳) out of ۵ while official and educational factors ( =۴۲۹ SD=۰۵) professional factors ( =۴۰۴ SD=۰۷) globalization ( =۳۴۵ SD=۰۶۸) social factors ( =۳۳۳ SD=۰۷۷) and cul tural factors ( =۳۲۶ SD=۱۱) were in the next steps   Conclusion: Our results suggest that policymakers should consider significant factors such as economic and educational ones to maintain expert health care workforce In planning such strategies one must focus on expanding educational and career opportunities It is also recommended that Iranian health policymakers notice issues like oversaturation of job market in some especial fields

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