IAMURE Internatonal Journal of Social Sciences 136 Migration Factors of Clinical Instructors in a University APRIL C. FUENTES ORCID No. 0000-0002-7214-5730 applecodilla@gmail.com University of Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines MAURO ALLAN P. AMPARADO ORCID No. 0000-0002-2742-2508 mapamparado@gmail.com University of Cebu, Cebu City, Philippines ABSTRACT Te worldwide shortage of nurses, which results from a global undersupply and high attrition rates, afects developed countries in the West the same way as it afects developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Te diference lies in the fact that developing countries serve as a readily available source of trained nurses for developed countries in Europe, North America and parts of Oceania. Tus, the ongoing nursing shortage in developing countries is worsened by a loss of thousands of trained nurses every year to emigration. Tis study identifed the migration factors of Clinical Instructors in a university of Cebu City, Philippines. Utilizing 100 clinical instructors as respondents, the study reveals that the majority were 25-28 years old; female; single; 0-5 years of work service; with units in a master’s program; belonged to a nuclear family; has no child; with monthly income of Php10,000-Php20,000; has taken foreign nursing examinations; and intended to migrate to Canada. Te top three push factors of migration were low salary, Vol. 8 October 2013 Print ISSN 2244-1514 • Online ISSN 2244-1522 International Peer Reviewed Journal doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7718/ijss.v8i1.672 Tis Journal is produced by IAMURE Multidisciplinary Research, an ISO 9001:2008 certifed by the AJA Registrars Inc.