An Analysis of Factors Affecting the Retention of Medical Officers in the United States Navy
Abstract
This thesis examines factors influencing a Navy Medical Officer File, END FY85. Data contained in the LOGIT nonlinear estimation technique. The sample was restricted to officers who were not obigated to remain in the service. Several logistic regression models indicated that physician's specialty and source of entry were significant in this career decision. Specifically, executive significant in this career decision. Specifically, executive medicine officers, surgeons, pediatricians, OTHER physician specialists, and internists were found less likely to leave than hospital-based or general medical officers. Similarly, physicians entering the Navy via the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program were more likely to leave than volunteers or medical officers who entered the Navy through earlier commissioning programs. In addition, physicians were less likely to leave the service if they received an increase in military pay, were augmented into the regular Navy, had received aviation medicine training, were a foreign medical graduate, were older, were more senior in grade, were aliens or naturalized citizens, had longer length-of- service, or were not eligible to retire.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1986
- Accession Number
- ADA178588
Entities
People
- William P. Whalen
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School