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 …

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

Introduction: Rural background and training have previously been found to increase the
likelihood of rural practice. However, practitioners of many health professions remain in …

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

Background Rural and remote areas are characterised by a shortage of medical
practitioners. Rural background has been shown to be a significant factor associated with …

Objective: We sought to summarise the evidence for an association between rural
background and rural practice by systematically reviewing the national and international …

Setting. The influence of undergraduate and postgraduate training on health professionals'
career choices in favour of rural and underserved communities has not been clearly …

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 …

A large of amount of literature exists on the factors that influence the recruitment and
retention of rural general practitioners (GPs) in Australia and other countries. The selection …

Objective The aim of the study is to determine the current work locations of allied health
professionals and nurses who undertook a student placement in the Northern Territory of …