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Rural origin medical students: how do they cope with the medical school environment?
Full Abstract
Australia suffers from a well documented shortage of rural medical practitioners. In an attempt to increase recruitment, it has emerged that rural origin medical students are more than twice as likely as their urban colleagues to become rural practitioners. This has led to a wide range of programs aimed at increasing the number of rural students who apply for and gain entry into medical school. But how do rural students cope with the medical school environment? This paper was based on the results of a survey of senior medical students and looked at how rural students' fare with the medical school environment compared to their urban counterparts. It was concluded that government initiatives currently supporting rural medical students must be continued into the future and continuously evaluated to ensure that rural students have a positive learning experience in preparation for future rural practice.
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Author/s: Durkin, Shane R (SR); Bascomb, Angela (A); Turnbull, Deborah (D); Marley, John (J);
Affiliation: Department of General Practice, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia. s.durkin(-atsign-)mail.rah.sa.ga.au
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: The Australian journal of rural health (Aust J Rural Health), published in Australia. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Apr; vol 11 (issue 2) : pp 89-95
Dates: Created 2003/06/03; Completed 2003/08/27; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12780499, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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