Introduction: There is now strong evidence to support the positive impact of place-based
medical education on the recruitment and retention of the rural health workforce in Australia …

Rural health workforce issues are a priority area for the Australian Government and
substantial funding has been provided for rural education programs to address health …

In 2001 the Australian Government Department of Health began what is now the Rural
Clinical Training and Support (RCTS) program which funds rural background selection and …

Introduction: Many strategies have been implemented to address the shortage of medical
practitioners in rural areas. One such strategy, the Rural Clinical School Program supporting …

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 …

Introduction: Rural clinical placements are now commonly used to both promote awareness
of rural health careers and expand clinical placement networks in Australia, North America …

Australia, like many countries, finds it difficult to recruit enough medical practitioners to live
and work in rural and remote communities. Over the last decade the Australian …

Introduction: There has been much recent investment to improve the recruitment and
retention of medical graduates in rural Australia. This paper describes the different outcomes …

Objective: To determine whether a short‐term placement of metropolitan medical students in
a rural environment can improve their knowledge of, and change their attitudes to, rural …

Medical education in Australia is increasingly delivered through longitudinal placements in
general practice and other community settings. Early meaningful exposure to patients has …