In-Place Training: Optimizing Rural Health Workforce Outcomes through Rural-Based Education in Australia

Jennifer May, Leanne Brown, Julie Burrows · 2018 · Education Sciences

Summary. Extended rural clinical school placements strongly predict where medical graduates practice in their first years after graduation in Australia. Graduates who completed longer rural placements were six times more likely to work in rural areas than those without such placements. Rural background and being older at graduation also increased rural practice likelihood. Surprisingly, formal bonding agreements requiring rural practice had no effect. The study recommends expanding rural placement opportunities to address rural doctor shortages.

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  title   = {In-Place Training: Optimizing Rural Health Workforce Outcomes through Rural-Based Education in Australia},
  author  = {Jennifer May and Leanne Brown and Julie Burrows},
  journal = {Education Sciences},
  year    = {2018},
  doi     = {10.3390/educsci8010020},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci8010020}
}

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DOI

10.3390/educsci8010020

Countries

Australia

Regions

Oceania

Categories

rural-healthcare, education

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2026-04-28