Impact of the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia on work location of medical graduates

Playford, Denese; Evans, Sharon F.; Atkinson, David; Auret, Kirsten; Riley, Geoffrey J

doi:10.5694/mja13.11082

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“…We confirm that one in four rural origin students return to work rurally 3 . However, we provide the first evidence that rural origin students do not 'return home'.…”

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confidence: 73%

What does 'rural return' mean? Rural-origin medical graduates do not 'go home'

Buttner¹,

Blakely

Curtin³

et al. 2017

Rural Remote Health

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“…We confirm that one in four rural origin students return to work rurally 3 . However, we provide the first evidence that rural origin students do not 'return home'.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

What does 'rural return' mean? Rural-origin medical graduates do not 'go home'

Buttner¹,

Blakely

Curtin³

et al. 2017

Rural Remote Health

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“…3 However, the impact of these 'rural exposures' vary according to the length of the placement and other factors unique to the placement itself. Students who voluntarily undertake these longer-term rural placements through rural clinical schools view the placements positively 8 and are more likely to practice in rural locations following graduation, [9][10][11][12][13] although these results may be due to selection bias rather than the placement itself. The longer the placement, the higher the intent to practice rurally.…”

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How do rural placements affect urban-based Australian junior doctors’ perceptions of working in a rural area?

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Zadoroznyj²,

Martin³

2016

Aust. Health Review

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Objectives. The aim of the present study was to provide qualitative insights from urban-based junior doctors (graduation to completion of speciality training) of the effect of rural placements and rotations on career aspirations for work in non-metropolitan practices.Methods. A qualitative study was performed of junior doctors based in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne. Individual face-to-face or telephone semistructured interviews were held between August and October 2014. Thematic analysis focusing on participants' experience of placements and subsequent attitudes to rural practice was undertaken.Results. Most participants undertook rural placements in the first 2 years after graduation. Although experiences varied, positive perceptions of placements were consistently linked with the degree of supervision and professional support provided. These experiences were linked to attitudes about working outside metropolitan areas. Participants expressed concerns about being 'forced' to work in non-metropolitan hospitals in their first postgraduate year; many received little warning of the location or clinical expectations of the placement, causing anxiety and concern.Conclusions. Adequate professional support and supervision in rural placements is essential to encourage junior doctors' interests in rural medicine. Having a degree of choice about placements and a positive and supported learning experience increases the likelihood of a positive experience. Doctors open to working outside a metropolitan area should be preferentially allocated an intern position in a non-metropolitan hospital and rotated to more rural locations.

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“…Studies of exposure to rural communities during medical studies have later shown how this leads to a greater tendency to work in these areas after graduation (14).…”

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confidence: 99%

Utdanner Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet leger til å arbeide i distrikter?

Gaski¹,

Halvorsen²,

Aaraas³

et al. 2017

Tidsskriftet

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He has supplied data material and contributed to the design and revision of the article. Olaf Gjerløw Aasland (born 1944), doctor and senior researcher. The author has completed the ICMJE form and reports no conflicts of interest. BACKGROUNDWhen Storting (the Norwegian Parliament) resolved in 1968 to build the University of Tromsø, the purpose of the study model was to promote recruitment and a stable GP density throughout North Norway. We wanted to shed light on the degree to which GPs and doctors in health trusts who were graduates of the University of Tromsø work in rural and central municipalities, and at university hospitals and other hospitals respectively.

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Impact of the Rural Clinical School of Western Australia on work location of medical graduates

Cited by 81 publications

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What does 'rural return' mean? Rural-origin medical graduates do not 'go home'

What does 'rural return' mean? Rural-origin medical graduates do not 'go home'

How do rural placements affect urban-based Australian junior doctors’ perceptions of working in a rural area?

Utdanner Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet leger til å arbeide i distrikter?

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