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Table 5 Distribution of respondents (n = 257) who received their first position as a physician after the CPP

From: Migrant physicians’ entrance and advancement in the Swedish medical labour market: a cross-sectional study

Type of information (%, of n, % of answers in total n = 327)

Sub-types

Frequency (% of n, % of answers in total n = 327)

Contact with employer (68, 54)

Spontaneous job applications

73 (28, 22)

During internship CPP (route 2)

63 (25, 19)

Work previous to the CPP

24 (9, 7)

During internship during route 1 (possible for 25 respondents)

15 (6, 5)

Personal contacts (23, 30)

Via friends

35 (14, 11)

With study peers from the CPP

22 (9, 7)

Via family or relatives

10 (4, 3)

Via teachers in the CPP

6 (2, 2)

Via mentor, coach or sponsor

3 (1, < 1)

Labour office (6, 8)

 

21 (8, 6)

Job advertisements (13, 17)

Country Council webpage

22 (9, 7)

Employer’s webpage

17 (7, 5)

Physicians Union Paper

4 (2, 1)

Social network contacts (2, 3)

LinkedIn

3 (1, < 1)

Chat groups with other MPs

2 (< 1, < 1)

Recruitment fair

1 (< 1, < 1)

Staffing agencies

1 (< 1, < 1)

  1. CPP denotes Complementary Program for Physicians with a medical degree from outside the EU/EEA or Switzerland