Clinical placement and rurality of career commencement: a pilot study

This article reports on a project that aimed to discover whether rural placement can influence new graduates to take up rural positions, and what factors play a role in the decision-making. This pilot study reports the findings from a pre-survey of students (n = 110) who completed a questionnaire at...

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Published inRural and remote health Vol. 8; no. 3; p. 964
Main Authors Schoo, A M, McNamara, K P, Stagnitti, K E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 01.07.2008
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Allied Health Personnel
Australia
Career Choice
Decision Making
Female
Humans
Male
Pilot Projects
Preceptorship
Rural Health Services
Rural Population
Students, Medical
Students, Nursing
Surveys and Questionnaires
Australia
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Summary:This article reports on a project that aimed to discover whether rural placement can influence new graduates to take up rural positions, and what factors play a role in the decision-making. This pilot study reports the findings from a pre-survey of students (n = 110) who completed a questionnaire at the end of their rural placement in the Greater Green Triangle region, Australia. Findings are compared with matched questionnaire responses for students who subsequently completed a post-survey after graduation and who commenced work (n = 28). Rural placement appears to be associated with commencing rural practice after graduation. More graduates with an urban home address commenced rural practice than graduates with a rural home address who started their careers in the city. Longer placements may sway those with a city background to start work in a rural area.
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ISSN:1445-6354
1445-6354
DOI:10.22605/RRH964