" Introduction: The optimum supply of an allied health workforce in rural and remote
communities is a persistent challenge. Despite previous indicative research and government …

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 …

Background The maldistribution of the Australian health workforce contributes to restricted
accessibility and poorer health outcomes for rural and remote populations, especially …

Introduction: Rural and remote Australia has a shortage of allied health clinicians. The
provision of quality rural placement experiences for allied health students has been a …

Introduction Health workforce shortages have driven the Australian and other Western
governments to invest in engaging more health professional students in rural and remote …

Background Allied health services are core to the improvement in health outcomes for
remote and rural residents. Substantial infrastructure has been put into place to facilitate …

Objective: To assess the extent of undergraduate health student placements in regional
hospitals in northern Victoria in 1999, prior to substantial changes in rural undergraduate …

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 Students from regional and remote backgrounds are more likely to stay and work
in regional and remote locations. Health students transition and retention at university …

Background: The Australian Government's policies and programmes to redress the medical
workforce shortage in rural and remote areas focus on recruitment of rural students and …