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 …

Abstract Objective To:(1) assess whether rural clinical placements influence change in
intention to practice rurally for nursing and allied health students,(2) to assess whether …

Abstract Introduction: In 2005, the University of Notre Dame School of Medicine (Western
Australia) established a mandatory, non-clinical rural and remote (hereafter termed rural) …

Background Significant investment has been undertaken by many countries into 'Rural
Clinical Training Placement Schemes' for medical students in order to deal with shortages of …

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

Abstract Objective Members of the National Rural Health Student Network have expressed
concerns that the quality and accessibility of rural placements might vary between health …

Objective The aim of this study was to profile students undertaking placements at University
Departments of Rural Health (UDRH s) and investigate factors affecting students' satisfaction …

The medical workforce shortfall in rural areas is a major issue influencing the nature of
undergraduate medical education in Australia. Exposing undergraduates to rural life through …

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 Rural exposure during medical school is associated with increased rural work
after graduation. How much of the increase in rural workforce by these graduates is due to …