Leaving the profession as a medical assistant: a qualitative study exploring the process, reasons and potential preventive measures

Abstract Background Worldwide growing shortages among health care staff are observed. This also holds true for medical assistants in Germany. Medical assistants mainly work in outpatient care and are the first point of contact for patients while performing clinical and administrative tasks. We sough...

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Published in:	BMC Health Services Research
Main Authors:	Viola Mambrey, Annegret Dreher, Adrian Loerbroks
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2024-09-01
Subjects:	Career exit Germany Health personnel Leaving the profession Medical assistant Qualitative study
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11607-7