Harnessing a University to address rural health workforce shortages in Australia

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 227-233

  Lyle, David ^a   Klineberg, Iven ^b   Taylor, Susan ^b   Jolly, Neryla ^b   Fuller, Jeffrey ^a   Canalese, Joe ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Rural workforce recruitment; Student placements; Undergraduate placements

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COORDINATION; DENTISTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICINE; MIDWIFE; NURSING; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACULTY; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAINING SUPPORT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34447297516     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2007.00895.x     Document Type: Article

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