"Medical tourism will…obligate physicians to elevate their level so that they can compete": a qualitative exploration of the anticipated impacts of inbound medical tourism on health human resources in Guatemala.

From a health equity perspective, the results question the responsibility of Guatemala's medical education system for supporting an enhanced medical tourism sector, particularly with an increasing focus on the demand for private clinics, specific specialities, English-language training, and international standards. Further, significant health inequalities and barriers to care for Indigenous populations are unlikely to benefit from the impacts identified from participants, as is true for rural-urban and public-private health human resource migration.