Evaluation of the medium‐term outcomes and impact of the <scp>R</scp>owan <scp>N</scp>icks <scp>S</scp>cholarship <scp>P</scp>rogramme

Masterton, J. P.; Moss, Daliah; Korin, Stephanie; Watters, David

doi:10.1111/ans.12493

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“…Subspecialty training in Australia and New Zealand has also been supported through the RACS' Rowan Nicks Pacific Scholarship programme, which originated in 2002, and has supported five Fijians, three Solomon Islanders (all trained in PNG), two surgeons from Vanuatu and one from Samoa for 6–24 months. Ten PNG‐trained surgeons also received Rowan Nicks scholarships.…”

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Surgical training programmes in the South Pacific, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste

Watters

McCaig

Nagra

et al. 2019

British Journal of Surgery

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Background There is a surgical workforce shortage in Papua New Guinea (PNG), the Pacific and Timor Leste. Previously, Pacific Island specialists who trained overseas tended to migrate. Methods A narrative review was undertaken of the training programmes delivered through the University of Papua New Guinea and Fiji National University's Fiji School of Medicine, and support provided through Australian Aid and the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS), including scholarships and visiting medical teams. Results The Fiji School of Medicine MMed programme, which commenced in 1998, has 39 surgical graduates. Sixteen of 22 Fijians, nine of ten Solomon Islanders and four of five in Vanuatu currently reside and/or work in‐country. Surgical training in PNG began in 1975, and now has 104 general surgical graduates, 11 of whom originate from the Pacific Islands or Timor Leste. The PNG retention rate of local graduates is 97 per cent, with 80 per cent working in the public sector. Twenty‐two surgeons have also undertaken subspecialty training. Timor Leste has trained eight surgical specialists in PNG, Fiji, Indonesia or Malaysia. All have returned to work in‐country. The RACS has managed Australian Aid programmes, providing pro bono visiting medical teams to support service delivery and, increasingly, capacity building in the region. The RACS has funded scholarships and international travel grants to further train or sustain the surgical specialists. Conclusion The local MMed programmes have been highly successful in retaining specialists in the region. Partnerships with Australian Aid and RACS have been effective in ensuring localization of the faculty and ongoing professional development.

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Surgical training programmes in the South Pacific, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste

Watters

McCaig

Nagra

et al. 2019

British Journal of Surgery

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“…Buykx, Humphreys, Wakerman, & Pashen (2010) reviewed a number of workforce maintenance strategies and found that financial incentives, including scholarships, encourage workers to remain in their role or in a particular location, such as isolated or rural and remote communities. A key feature within the literature is the tying of scholarships with a commitment to work for a prescribed period of time, or in a specific location or community, particularly in roles that are traditionally difficult to recruit to (Hincks, 2013;Holt, 2007;Masterton, Moss, Korin, & Watters, 2014). Meanwhile, Liou et al (2010) investigated scholarship recipient perceptions regarding their access to financial assistance to progress their undergraduate education.…”

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Higher Education Scholarships: A review of their impact on workplace retention and career progression

Foreman

Perry

Wheeler

2015

Open Review of Educational Research

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The community-managed mental health sector is facing a crisis. Funding is less certain, demand for services is increasing, and retaining a skilled and competent workforce is proving a challenge. In order to respond to this workforce crisis a literature review was conducted on the effectiveness of higher education scholarship programmes, as a workforce strategy to encourage mental health workers to remain in the community sector and to determine the key elements in the design of a successful scholarship programme. The review focused on whether undertaking tertiary studies influenced workers' intentions to remain in their chosen area of work and their future career plans; however evaluations on the successful provision of higher education scholarships and their influence on workforce retention proved limited. The review resulted in the development of a list of key elements that may contribute to the successful design and delivery of an industry focused, higher education scholarship programme.

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“…The question of whether this programme, or indeed travelling fellowships in general, provide a lasting benefit to health care in the scholar's home is relevant not only because considerable funds are directed at supporting the fellowships, but also because there are ongoing requests for similar programmes from other nations in the region. The limited literature evaluating travelling or exchange fellowships provides qualitative evidence that such fellowships are beneficial …”

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“…The limited literature evaluating travelling or exchange fellowships provides qualitative evidence that such fellowships are beneficial. 4 Elements of what are perceived beneficial outcomes such as the introduction of new techniques, teaching programmes, research programmes and leadership are difficult to measure objectively. Assessment is further clouded by the passage of time.…”

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One hundred up: the Weary Dunlop Boonpong Scholarship

Hollands

Chadbunchachai

Prasertcharoensuk

et al. 2020

ANZ Journal of Surgery

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Evaluation of the medium‐term outcomes and impact of the Rowan Nicks Scholarship Programme

Cited by 12 publications

References 8 publications

Surgical training programmes in the South Pacific, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste

Surgical training programmes in the South Pacific, Papua New Guinea and Timor Leste

Higher Education Scholarships: A review of their impact on workplace retention and career progression

One hundred up: the Weary Dunlop Boonpong Scholarship

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