TY - JOUR
T1 - Rural clinical school students do come back
T2 - But it may take time
AU - Moore, Malcolm
AU - Burgis-Kasthala, Sarath
AU - Barnard, Amanda
AU - Hall, Sally
AU - Marks, Stuart
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners 2018.
PY - 2018/11/1
Y1 - 2018/11/1
N2 - Background and objectives Rural clinical schools (RCSs) help address Australia's rural workforce shortfall, but they require an investment by rural clinicians and communities. Our objective was to determine the location of RCS graduates as one measure of the effectiveness of RCSs. Method This cross-sectional study obtained work location data for Australian National University Medical School (ANUMS) graduates and analysed both RCS and non-RCS data. Results The percentage of graduates working in rural areas after their fifth postgraduate year (PGY6-11: 34.7%) was significantly greater than that of graduates in PGY1-5 (15.2%, P <0.001). Discussion Many graduates who trained in rural sites spend time in cities before returning to work in rural areas. This is encouraging for rural clinicians and communities, but it can take time for graduates to return.
AB - Background and objectives Rural clinical schools (RCSs) help address Australia's rural workforce shortfall, but they require an investment by rural clinicians and communities. Our objective was to determine the location of RCS graduates as one measure of the effectiveness of RCSs. Method This cross-sectional study obtained work location data for Australian National University Medical School (ANUMS) graduates and analysed both RCS and non-RCS data. Results The percentage of graduates working in rural areas after their fifth postgraduate year (PGY6-11: 34.7%) was significantly greater than that of graduates in PGY1-5 (15.2%, P <0.001). Discussion Many graduates who trained in rural sites spend time in cities before returning to work in rural areas. This is encouraging for rural clinicians and communities, but it can take time for graduates to return.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85074080330&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.31128/AJGP-02-18-4505
DO - 10.31128/AJGP-02-18-4505
M3 - Article
SN - 2208-794X
VL - 47
SP - 812
EP - 814
JO - Australian Journal of General Practice
JF - Australian Journal of General Practice
IS - 11
ER -