Helping medical specialists working in rural and remote Australia deal with professional isolation: The support scheme for rural specialists

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-27

  Pond, Belinda R ^a   Dalton, Lauren G ^a   Disher, Gary J ^a   Cousins, Michael J ^b  

^a Support Scheme for Rural Specialists   (Australia)

^b Committee of Presidents of Medical Colleges ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEAMWORK; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 58249124527     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02257.x     Document Type: Article

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