Removing the roadblocks to medical and health student training in rural hospitals in Victoria

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 218-223

  Jones, Graeme I ^a   Alford, Katrina A ^b   Russell, Ursula J ^b   Simmons, David ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Barriers; Health students; Medical students; Rural hospitals; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RURAL POPULATION; TEACHING; TELEPHONE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 100 TO 299; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HOUSING; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS; TRAINING SUPPORT; VICTORIA;

EID: 1642423520     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2003.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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