Introduction: The shortage of healthcare professionals in rural communities is a global
problem that poses a serious challenge to equitable healthcare delivery. Both developed …

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 …

Aim This paper discusses four main strategies for addressing nursing shortages that have
been persistent, widespread and growing. Fallout from the COVID‐19 pandemic might offer …

Health workforce shortages are a major problem in rural areas. Australian medical schools
have implemented a number of rural education and training interventions aimed at …

The allied health workforce is one of the largest workforces in the health industry. It has a
critical role in cost-effective, preventative health care, but it is poorly accessible in rural areas …

The international migration of health workers has been described by Nelson Mandela as the
poaching of desperately needed skills from under-privileged regions. This book examines …

This review article reports on the contribution of university Departments of Rural Health and
Rural Clinical Schools to the development of rural health and the rural health workforce and …

Australian Government initiatives to address medical workforce shortages in rural Australia
include increasing the intake of students of rural background and increasing exposure to …

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 …

Objective: To investigate the demographics, employment, education and factors affecting
recruitment and retention of New South Wales (NSW) rural allied health professionals …