Objective To explore the pathways recent nursing and allied health graduates have used to
gain initial employment in regional and rural Tasmania. Design A mixed‐methods design …

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 …

Introduction: Very little is known about the long term workforce outcomes, or factors relating
to these outcomes, for nursing and allied health rural placement programs. The positive …

Aim This study aimed to explore what changes rural placement had on the perceptions of
nursing students and the impact of placement frequency and duration on student …

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

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 …

This article reports on a project that aimed to discover whether rural placement can influence
new graduates to take up rural positions, and what factors play a role in the decision …

This article describes the activities of the University of Sydney Rural Careers Project, which
was established to increase the opportunities for undergraduate students in the health …

Providing rural and remote clinical experiences for undergraduate nursing students could
help address future recruitment in these areas, but adequate financial support for students …

Objective. This paper describes stages in the research literature related to recruitment and
retention of health professionals to rural health careers. Data sources. Electronic databases …