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Enhancing the local workforce outcomes for rural LICs: what is the role of the local health service in leading innovation in medical education?

Wayne Champion, Hamish Eske, Sharon Frahn, James G. McLeod, Andrew Olesnicky, Caroline Phegan, Corina Sims, Paul Worley · 2023 · Rural and Remote Health

Summary. A rural health service in South Australia created the Riverland Academy of Clinical Excellence to train its own medical workforce, increasing local doctors by over 20% in one year. By offering extended training contracts and a complete pathway from medical school through advanced practice in the region, the health service successfully recruited junior doctors and specialists committed to rural practice, demonstrating that local health services can lead medical education innovation to address rural workforce shortages.

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Champion, W., Eske, H., Frahn, S., McLeod, J. G., Olesnicky, A., Phegan, C., Sims, C., & Worley, P.. (2023). Enhancing the local workforce outcomes for rural LICs: what is the role of the local health service in leading innovation in medical education?. Rural and Remote Health. https://doi.org/10.22605/rrh8182

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DOI
10.22605/rrh8182
Countries
Australia
Regions
Oceania
Categories
rural-healthcare, education, general-innovation
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2026-04-29