One-in-five Irish doctors quits health service, says report

Catherine Shanahan

Data from the Medical Education and Training (MET) group’s career tracking study suggests close to 19% of Irish medical school graduates who register with the Irish Medical Council (IMC) leave the profession in Ireland with no intention of returning.

The study examined 507 graduates from the five medical schools who graduated either in 1994 or in 1999. Graduates who returned to their own country with no intention of practicing in Ireland and those who never registered with the IMC were excluded.