Factors influencing University of Papua New Guinea medical imaging science students considering rural radiography careers

CONCLUSION: The study demonstrated that UPNG BMIS students would contemplate careers in rural practice and provides evidence to support dedicated undergraduate rural radiography placement. It also highlights the dichotomy in urban and rural services, which suggests the need for greater emphasis on conventional non-digital film screen radiography in the undergraduate program to best support graduates to work and, importantly, work effectively in rural communities. As most students were from rural areas these results must be tempered by the fact that students may simply be wanting to return home rather than reporting explicit rural intent. A more comprehensive study of the medical imaging profession in PNG should be undertaken to validate this study.PMID:37385639 | DOI:10.22605/RRH7279
Source: Rural and Remote Health - Category: Rural Health Authors: Source Type: research