National study of the impact of rural immersion programs on intended location of medical practice in New Zealand

• Main Authors: Yasmine Abid (Author), Charlotte Connell (Author), Branko Sijnja (Author), Antonia Verstappen (Author), Phillippa Poole (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: New Zealand (NZ) faces an ongoing shortage of rural medical professionals. In an effort to increase interest in rural practice, both of the medical schools in NZ offer rural immersion programs as well as rural entry pathways. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of long (>...