Aims This paper describes the investments made, approaches taken and lessons learnt by
three rural Australian academic health departments engaged in the delivery of the Health …

The medical workforce in Australia is undergoing substantial changes. Oversupply of
domestic medical graduates, coupled with growth in international entrants, has led to …

Aim The shortage of rural doctors is acknowledged worldwide. This study aimed to identify
incentives that would attract doctors into rural practice in New Zealand. Methods Registrars …

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

Allied health such as physiotherapy has been recognised as an increasingly important part
of the health workforce, particularly in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases …

One way to impact positively on the shortage of health professionals in rural areas is to
effectively promote health careers to rural high school students. Rural high school careers …

There is an oversupply of Australian junior doctors, but significant training bottlenecks are
developing, and geographical maldistribution in rural and remote areas remains. Last year …

Objective: To quantify the financial impact of rural clinical placements on medical, nursing
and allied health students in rural Australia. Design: The Careers in Health Tracking Survey …

Background 'Grow your own'strategies are considered important for developing rural
workforce capacity. They involve selecting health students from specific rural regions and …

Introduction: There has been much recent investment to improve the recruitment and
retention of medical graduates in rural Australia. This paper describes the different outcomes …