Berman, PeterRaha, ShomikhoBhatnagar, Aarushi2013-03-212013-03-212009-08-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12836This note describes the career preferences of graduating medical and nursing students in Uttar Pradesh, with special reference to incentives offered for and work attributes of employment opportunities in rural areas. Results indicate that medical students prefer to concentrate on their post-graduate education and are not inclined to work in rural areas while nursing students have a greater predilection to work in public rural settings. The note draws attention to the fact that it is a tougher challenge to increase the supply of physicians in rural areas as compared to nurses and incentives offered to prospective health workers will be more effective ill the form of incentive packages.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACADEMIC REPUTATIONBACHELORS DEGREEBULLETINCAREERCAREER CHOICESCAREER OPPORTUNITIESCITIESDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDOCTORSEMPLOYMENTENTRANCE EXAMINATIONFAMILY WELFAREFURTHER EDUCATIONGRADUATE EDUCATIONGRADUATE PROGRAMSGRADUATE STUDGRADUATE STUDIESHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH CARE SYSTEMHEALTH CENTRESHEALTH ECONOMICSHEALTH INFORMATIONHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICEHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH WORKERSHEALTH WORKFORCEHOSPITALHUMAN RESOURCESINCOMEINTERNAL BRAIN DRAINJOB MARKETJOB SECURITYLABOR MARKETLITERATURELOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMEDICAL COLLEGESMEDICAL EDUCATIONMEDICAL STUDENTSMIDWIFEMIDWIFERYMIGRATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHNURSENURSESNURSINGNURSING SCHOOLSNURSING STUDENTSNUTRITIONPHYSICIANSPOLICY IMPLICATIONSPOLICY MAKERSPOST-GRADUATE STUDENTSPRACTITIONERSPREFERENTIAL TREATMENTPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC SERVICERESEARCHERSRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRURAL AREASRURAL COMMUNITIESRURAL HEALTH CARERURAL POPULATIONSUNDERGRADUATESURBAN AREASWORK FORCEWORKERSWORKFORCEYOUNG PEOPLEWorld Bank10.1596/12836