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Diann Eley1, Louise Young, Peter Baker
1Rural Clinical Division, University of Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. d.eley@uq.edu.au
Background:
Rural Clinical Schools in Australia are a government initiative to help address the rural workforce shortage at the medical school level. This article reports on the approaches and outcomes from one Rural Clinical School.
Description:
The program is underpinned by an 8-week rural rotation for all 3rd-year students and a yearlong program of core clinical rotations for 25% of the Year 3 cohort. Aspects of experiential, situated, service, and self-directed learning along with interprofessional study are integrated to provide unique rural-focused learning opportunities.
Evaluation:
Compared to their urban counterparts, rural students see more patients, perform a greater number of procedures, and achieve as well in exam results.
Conclusions:
Early indications suggest that our program is attracting more Year 3 students to explore the rural pathway as an option to a future career. The program demonstrates that rural students achieve as well as their urban counterparts.
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