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Med J Aust ; 190(1): 24-7, 2009 Jan 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19120004

ABSTRACT

There are well documented geographical, financial, social and professional barriers to continuing professional development (CPD) and peer support for rural medical practitioners, which significantly influence the recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural areas. The Support Scheme for Rural Specialists (SSRS) provides a coordinated and collaborative framework to support the CPD and peer-support needs of medical specialists practising in rural and remote Australia. Since 2002, more than 80 CPD projects have been implemented by specialist medical colleges under the auspices of the SSRS. Projects have provided educational up-skilling or support for rural-specific clinical practice improvement initiatives aimed at strengthening clinician competence and capability, and workforce retention.


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Health Policy/economics , Medicine , Rural Health Services/economics , Specialization , Australia , Clinical Competence , Education, Medical, Continuing , Humans
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Med J Aust ; 176(10): 477-81, 2002 May 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12065011

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To quantify the barriers to practising as a rural consultant physician. DESIGN: Cross-sectional postal survey. PARTICIPANTS: All 981 practising consultant physicians in Victoria, Australia, who were Fellows of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1999; 52 (100%) of rural physicians and 634 (68.2%) of metropolitan physicians completed the survey. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Demographic and practice characteristics; barriers to rural practice. RESULTS: There were no rural female consultant physicians, and 35 of the 52 rural consultant physicians (67.3%) were born in a rural area. The most important perceived barriers to rural practice identified by both metropolitan and rural physicians were children's schooling (72.2%), spouse's occupation (65.7%), other issues related to children (66.7%) and difficulties getting back into metropolitan practice (45.7%). Among metropolitan physicians, barriers to rural practice differed by age, sex, place of birth and nationality. Returning to metropolitan practice, children and concern over procedures were more likely to be reported as barriers to rural practice among those aged 40 years or under, 41-50 years and 51 years and over, respectively. CONCLUSION: The major barriers to rural practice identified by physicians lie outside the health sector, and particularly concern a perceived need for wider opportunities in children's education and spouse employment.


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Consultants/statistics & numerical data , Rural Health Services , Adult , Attitude of Health Personnel , Cross-Sectional Studies , Foreign Medical Graduates/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Personnel Selection , Surveys and Questionnaires , Victoria , Workforce
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