REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot186810.32687/1561-5936-2026-30-1-88-91Original ArticleLabor migration of medical specialists: problem statementVishnevskayaNina G.vng36@yandex.ruAlmetyevsk State Technological University Higher School of Petroleum, Almetyevsk, Russia30032026301889123032026Copyright © 2026,2026The article examines the current trends in labor migration of medical professionals in the context of the globalization of the labor market and the growing need for medical services. Based on analytical materials from international organizations, the scale of international mobility of medical workers has been analyzed, and the main factors determining the direction and intensity of migration flows have been identified. Special attention is paid to the economic, professional, institutional and demographic reasons for the migration of medical specialists.labor migrationmedical professionalsglobal healthpersonnel shortagebrain draininternational mobilitylabor markethealth policyтрудовая миграциямедицинские специалистыглобальное здравоохранениекадровый дефицитутечка мозговмеждународная мобильностьрынок трудаздравоохранительная политика1.Palamarchuk A. V. Factors of labor migration of medical workers. Collections of conferences of SIC Sociosphere. 2015;(3):36—38. (In Russ.)2.Vashko I. M., Vashko O. A. Trends and prospects of migration of medical workers. Journal of International Law and International Relations. 2020;(3—4):95—103. (In Russ.)3.Fechina A. O. International migration of medical workers: opportunities and dangers of the host country. Russian regions in the focus of change. Collection of reports of the XI International Conference. In 2 volumes. Ekaterinburg; 2016:411—417. (In Russ.)4.Tupa M., Vojtovic S., Srovnalikova P. Trends and factors of labor emigration of doctors and nurses (for example, Slovaks). Sociological research. 2021;(12):113—123. (In Russ.)