Research Note Do Lithuanian Pharmacists Intend to Migrate? Kastytis S ˇ migelskas, Liudvika Starkiene and Zilvinas Padaiga The aim of this study is to examine the attitudes of Lithuanian pharmacists towards migration to other countries of the European Union or European Economic Area. Using a questionnaire developed by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour and Solidarity of France, surveys were sent to 654 Lithuanian pharmacists (response rate 47.5 per cent). Univariate logistic regression was used to estimate risk factors for intention of pharmacists to go abroad. More than one quarter of Lithuanian pharmacists intended to work in other EU/EEA countries; however this was a definitive decision of only 2.3 per cent. Target destination countries were the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The major reasons for leaving were higher salary, better quality of life and better professional opportunities. English language skills significantly increased the potential risk of working abroad by four times. Other significant factors were age less than 30 years, graduation since 1990, urban residence, and friends/family abroad. Even though the study did not find evidence of large-scale migratory flows, it found a significant percentage of Lithuanian pharmacists who intended to migrate. The potential effects of migration ought to be tackled systematically and in a coordinated way, because emigration affects the health system and health workers remaining in the country. In order to observe future trends, the survey should be repeated every two or three years. Keywords: Pharmacists; Human Resources; Migration; European Union; European Economic Area Kastytis S ˇ migelskas is Lecturer in the Department of Preventive Medicine, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania. E-mail: smigelskas@trc.kmu.lt. Liudvika Starkiene is Lecturer and Research Fellow in the same department, and former Advisor to the Minister for Health. E-mail: liudvika.starkiene@sam.lt. Zilvinas Padaiga is former Minister for Health of the Republic of Lithuania and Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine, Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania. E-mail to: padaiga@kmu.lt. Correspondence to: K. S ˇ migelskas, Dept of Preventive Medicine, Kaunas University of Medicine, Mickeviciaus str. 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania. ISSN 1369-183X print/ISSN 1469-9451 online/07/0300501-9 # 2007 Taylor & Francis DOI: 10.1080/13691830701234814 Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Vol. 33, No. 3, April 2007, pp. 501  509