Background Rural and remote areas of Australia are facing serious health workforce
shortages. While a number of schemes have been developed to improve recruitment to and …

Introduction: Rural background and training have previously been found to increase the
likelihood of rural practice. However, practitioners of many health professions remain in …

There are some known facts, firstly, rural and remote Australia remains underserviced in
terms of adequate availability and accessibility to appropriate health services. Secondly …

Objectives The aim of the present study was to provide qualitative insights from urban-based
junior doctors (graduation to completion of speciality training) of the effect of rural …

The Australian Rural Clinical School (RCS) initiative has been addressing the rural medical
workforce shortage at the medical education level for over a decade. A major expectation of …

Introduction: This study is based on the metaphor of the'rural pipeline'into medical practice.
The four stages of the rural pipeline are:(1) contact between rural secondary schools and the …

Objective: To promote tertiary health careers to rural and remote young people. Design:
Qualitative research using large and small group discussions and semistructured interviews …

Introduction: In 1988, the New South Wales (NSW) Department of Health developed the
NSW Rural Resident Medical Officer Cadetship Program (Cadetship Program) to help …

Objective: To measure the rate and predictors of health science graduates joining the rural
health workforce following a rural placement. Design: Longitudinal survey including the …

Objective To determine the work location (metropolitan, regional, rural and remote) of
graduates in nursing, allied health and oral health disciplines who complete their …