The current shortage of health personnel in rural Australia is compounded by the difficulty in
recruiting and retaining new graduate health professionals in rural practice. This qualitative …

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Creating positive experiences in rural practice at the undergraduate level can influence
allied health students' attitudes to working rurally. This study aimed to evaluate allied health …

Objective: To report the findings of a national survey of Australian doctors in vocational
training about their rural practice intentions and their plans to work full time or part time …

The aim of the present study was to compare selected characteristics of the Australian
general medical practitioner workforce in capital cities and regional areas. Data were …

Introduction: Rural health services throughout the world face considerable challenges in the
recruitment and retention of medical specialists. This research set out to describe the factors …

Recruitment and retention of professionals is a major issue in rural health care. Following a
literature review and series of focus groups, a questionnaire to ascertain why professionals …

The future allied health workforce needs to be flexible to meet the needs of an ageing
population with increasing chronic health care needs and geographically dispersed …

Introduction: Many westernised countries face ongoing difficulties in the recruitment and
retention of health professionals in remote and rural communities. Predictors of rural working …

Objective: In‐depth exploration of the perceptions, experiences and expectations of current
long‐term rural GPs and medical students intent on a rural career, regarding the current and …