Objective: To describe the development of a postgraduate, multidisciplinary program
designed to meet the needs of remote health professionals, present formative evaluation …

Remote health has been differentiated from rural health in Australia and defined as isolated,
with poor service access and a relatively high proportion of Indigenous residents …

This article reports that the company Queensland Health trialled and evaluated sponsorship
of a postgraduate qualification in remote health practice. Evaluation of the pilot was …

'Context': The Australian University Departments of Rural Health (UDRH) program aims to
improve the rural workforce through improving rural experiences of undergraduates …

This review article reports on the contribution of university Departments of Rural Health and
Rural Clinical Schools to the development of rural health and the rural health workforce and …

Australia is the 13th largest economy in the world 1 and in 2021 ranked 55th in the world by
population with 25.4 million people. 2, 3 Twenty-eight per cent of Australians (7 million) live …

Ensuring access to high quality health care in remote and rural settings is particularly
challenging. Remote and rural communities require health service models that are designed …

Staff development units (SDUs) across New South Wales Health are in a state of flux.
Traditional models of training may no longer be meeting the continuing professional …

Objective: To develop a definition of the discipline of Remote Health. Design: A broad
literature search using key words and an Internet search of industry‐recognised web sites …

Introduction: Attending to the shortage and sustainability of health care professionals and
resources in rural areas in Australia is a continuing challenge. In response, there is a …