The value of a rural medicine rotation on encouraging students toward a rural career: Clear benefits from the RUSC program

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 220-224

  Eley, Diann ^a   Baker, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUEENSLAND; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 70449580760     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401330903018468     Document Type: Article

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