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Most (73.4\u2009%) participants were female, and within the age range of 25\u201365 (Mean: 34.9). Only 15.2\u2009% had a short-term mobility experience, mostly due to academic reasons (35.7\u2009%). Most (75\u2009%) stated that this short-term mobility experience influenced them in favor of migration. The majority (83.7\u2009%) had \u2018ever\u2019 considered leaving Iran, and more than half (57.3\u2009%) stated they \u2018strongly agree\u2019 or \u2018agree\u2019 to leaving the country \u2018now\u2019 (at the time of the study). The main reason to migrate from Iran was first political, followed by work, financial, social, religious, academic, and cultural reasons, and the least ranked were personal reasons. In relation to their 5-year plans, 67.3\u2009% saw themselves in the country they currently live in, Iran. The main features reported for an attractive job were \u2018pleasant work environment\u2019 (97.3\u2009%), \u2018good welfare and social security\u2019 (96.7\u2009%) and \u2018high salary \u2018(96.2\u2009%).<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This study calls for more support of psychiatric trainees and early career psychiatrists in Iran. Improvements in the political context, work conditions and finances might lower the rate of migratory intention and brain drain.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909-021-02926-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,27]],"date-time":"2021-09-27T08:01:26Z","timestamp":1632729686000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Attitude towards migration of psychiatric trainees and early career psychiatrists in Iran"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Negin","family":"Eissazade","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Dina","family":"Hemmati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Niloofar","family":"Ahlzadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Mohammadreza","family":"Shalbafan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Adeleh","family":"Askari-Diarjani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Homa","family":"Mohammadsadeghi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Mariana","family":"Pinto da Costa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,9,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"2926_CR1","unstructured":"United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. un.org.. 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