Methods We examined peer-reviewed articles by UDRHs that were published during the
period 2009–2021; we looked at their characteristics, their main findings and implications …

Redressing the maldistribution of the health workforce in regional, rural, and remote
geographical areas is a global issue and crucial to improving the accessibility of primary …

Background: Supporting the provision of clinical placement (CP) experiences in rural areas
is a strategy used worldwide to promote the rural health workforce. While there is …

Background Maintaining a health professional workforce in rural and remote areas poses a
significant challenge internationally. A range of recruitment and retention strategies have …

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 …

The role of national policies to address rural allied health, nursing and dentistry workforce
maldistribution Page 1 The role of national policies to address rural allied health, nursing and …

Introduction: Inequitable distribution of health workforce limits access to healthcare services
and contributes to adverse health outcomes. WHO recommends tracking health …

This paper describes a rural immersive attachment program for allied health students at an
Australian University Department of Rural Health and its workforce outcomes. A mixed …

Introduction Pre-vocational placement experiences are known to considerably influence the
career preferences of health graduates and are a key factor in growing the rural allied health …

Objective To determine the work location (metropolitan, regional, rural and remote) of
graduates in nursing, allied health and oral health disciplines who complete their …