Value adding through regional coordination of rural placements for all health disciplines: The Broken Hill experience

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 244-248

  Lyle, David ^a,b   Morris, Jocelyn ^a,b   Garne, David ^a,b,c   Jones, Debra ^a,b   Pitt, Michele ^d   Walker, Tara ^e   Weston, Richard ^f  

^a Broken Hill University   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Western Operations   (Australia)

^d Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

^e Greater Western Area Health Service   (Australia)

^f Greater Western Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Program development; Regional coordination; Rural health; Student; University Department of Rural Health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXPERIENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY;

ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; GUIDELINES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; NEW SOUTH WALES; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 33751071826     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2006.00841.x     Document Type: Article

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