Survey of Professional Qualification and Career

Trajectories of Lithuanian Public Health Managers

Prof. Dr. Leonardas RinkeviciusJuozas Petronis, MSc student Department of Sociology, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania

The aims of survey and study: Analysing professional qualification and career

trajectories of the managers of Lithuanian public health institutions

Creating a directory and a yearbook of managers of Lithuanian public health institutions

Using collected information about the executive staff of health care institutions for:

Improvement of MSc studies in public health management;

Creating expert data base for public policy research in the field of health management.

Research Method –

questionnaire-based mailed survey

The survey process: Questionnaires distributed to all members of the

Lithuanian Public Health Managers Society

Initial No of respondents: 210; after up-dating the list, there were 74 obsolete data items

deleted from the list; and 46 new members (respondents) added.

119 filled out questionnaries received

Response rate 65,4%

Survey conducted in 2002 in the framework of the Kaunas Regional Public Health Observatory

Sponsored by:

The French National School of Public Health (Rennes)

Kaunas University of Medicine

Kaunas University of Technology

Kaunas Public Health Center

Kaunas County Administration

Gender Distribution of the Lithuanian Public Health Managers

Men42%

Women58%

The survey results

Distribution by Age

11%13%

15% 14%

19%

28%

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

till 30 years 30-35 years 35-40 years 40-45 years 45-50 years 50 and moreAge

Per

cen

ts

Work experience

9%

15%12% 13%

23%19%

1%

7%

0

5

10

15

20

25

1-5years

5-10years

10-15years

15-20years

20-25years

25-30years

30-35years

35 andmore

Work experience

Per

cen

ts

Managerial (administrative) work experience

34%

25%

15%10% 8%

3%

05

10152025303540

1-5 years 5-10years

10-15years

15-20years

20-25years

25-30years

Managerial (administrative) work experience

Per

cen

ts

Education (graduated universities)

68%

29%

2%1%Kaunas MedicineUniversity (KMI, KMA)

Vilnius University, facultyof Medicine

Kaunas TechnologicalUniversity

other (VDU, VGTU,School of Northcountries)

Graduate Studies (MSc degree)83%

3%3%7%4%

010

2030

4050

6070

8090

Kaunas MedicineUniversity (KMI,

KMA)

VilniusUniversity,faculty ofMedicine

KaunasTechnological

University

other (VDU,VGTU, School ofNorth countries)

Without MSceducation

Obtained speciality

87%

3%

2%

15%

2%

7%

0 20 40 60 80 100

Medical doctor

Economist

Lawyer

Manager

Engineer

Other

Sp

eci

ali

tie

s

Percents

Scientific degree

Have10%

Have not90%

Study extension

4% 7% 3% 3%

83%

0102030405060708090

KaunasMedicineUniversity

(KMI, KMA)

VilniusUniversity,faculty ofMedicine

KaunasTechnological

University

other (VDU,VGTU, School

of Northcountries)

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Is Your parent’s profession related with health care?

Yes18%

No82%

Main influences for selecting a medical profession

42%

9%

8%

77%

14%

30%

18%

12%

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Parents

Brothers, sisters and other family members

Friends

Personal attitude and convictions

School

Prestige of health care in society

By accidental circumstances

Other

Motives for the professional career

4%

21%

18%

9%

76%

66%

17%

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Acknowledgement

Active practice

To use own abilities

Safeness

Preserving individuality

Good salary

Other

Personal features relevant for managerial job at health care institution

67%

6%

49%

13%

39%29%

Communicability

Openness

Patience

Sincerity

Responsibility

Other

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