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Clinical placement and rurality of career commencement : a pilot study

Schoo, A. M., McNamara, K. P. and Stagnitti, K. E. 2008, Clinical placement and rurality of career commencement : a pilot study, Rural and remote health, vol. 8, no. 3, July-Sept, pp. 1-10.

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Title Clinical placement and rurality of career commencement : a pilot study
Author(s) Schoo, A. M.
McNamara, K. P.
Stagnitti, K. E.
Journal name Rural and remote health
Volume number 8
Issue number 3
Season July-Sept
Start page 1
End page 10
Publisher Australian Rural Health Education Network
Place of publication Deakin West, A.C.T.
Publication date 2008-07-23
ISSN 1445-6354
Keyword(s) clinical placement
rural/urban origin
undergraduate students
workforce
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.
Notes Schoo AM, McNamara KP, Stagnitti KE. Clinical placement and rurality of career commencement: a pilot study. Rural and Remote Health 8 (online), 2008: 964. Available from: http://www.rrh.org.au
Language eng
Field of Research 111709 Health Care Administration
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
ERA Research output type C Journal article
Copyright notice ©2008, AM Schoo, KP McNamara, KE Stagnitti
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017862

Document type: Journal Article
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