Pharmacy students' intention to practise in a rural setting: Measuring the impact of a rural curriculum, rural campus and rural placement on a predominantly metropolitan student cohort

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 305-309

  Taylor, Susan J ^a   Maharaj, Praveen ^a   Williams, Kylie ^a   Sheldrake, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pharmacy student; Rural background; Rural campus; Rural curriculum; Rural placement; Rural practice intention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHARMACY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; RURAL POPULATION; SCHOOLS, PHARMACY; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70749149663     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: 14401584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01102.x     Document Type: Article

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