Employment status of the preventive medicine graduates of Bengbu Medical College from 2005-2009 and the influencing factors

Objective:To analyze the employment status of the graduate students in the preventive medicine major and the influencing factors,and to discuss how to ensure the training quality to acquire better employment.Methods:The employment data of the graduates in the preventive medicine major from 2005-2009 in Bengbu Medical College were collected and analyzed.Results:For 5 years,the first-time and year-end employment rates of the Preventive Medicine graduates maintained a high levels,and were to 87.86% and 100.00%,respectively.They were distributed in a wide range of areas:51.88% of them found a job in the coastal developed areas,such as Jiangsu,Zhejiang and Shanghai,and mainly took a position in the Center for Disease Control,the supervision Bureaus or hospitals (community health service centers).The ratio of the graduates proceeding to the master's degree was increasing year by year.Conclusions:The employment status is satisfactory for the graduates in the preventive medicine major.Further efforts should still be made for better future.