Utah's newly-enacted laws have made it an unwelcoming place for various key professions. How much can Utah expect brain drain to take hold?
Surveys suggest fewer doctors, teachers, and students might choose to live in Utah, but the data is not wildly concerning — yet.
In other words, I’m concerned we’re going to see a brain drain. In the marketplace for students, teachers, doctors, and tech professionals, I think Utah’s at risk of losing out. If you look really hard at the data, you can see a difference already — a trend that I think could expand over the coming years.The survey data is pretty darn remarkable.
When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took control of Sarasota’s New College’s board of trustees and began changing programs and policies there, Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, offered an exchange program of sorts. They said students and teachers could transfer to Hampshire at the same tuition they were paying New College — 12% of students and 40 faculty membersSupreme Court decision, a significant number of OB-GYNs are avoiding abortion-restrictive states like Utah.
This zooms in on OB-GYNs, though. What about doctors in general? Again, there’s a gap in the survey results and applications so far —of 2,000 current and future doctors saw 75% respond they wouldn’t apply to work or train in states with abortion restrictions. But the Association of American Medical Colleges says it’s seen a 3% decrease in residency applications overall in abortion-banned states, compared to a 2% decrease overall.
It’s a conversation I’ve had with Utah Jazz owner and Qualtrics founder Ryan Smith, who does acknowledge the gaps and has worked in his businesses to bring those diverse perspectives to Utah.
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