Longitudinal Tracking of Workplace Outcomes for Undergraduate Allied Health Students Undertaking Placements in Rural Australia.

CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary findings indicated a positive perception of the rural placement experience and impact on intention to work rurally or in a rural location, particularly from those who had not previously spent time in a rural area. Future directions are to investigate longer-term workforce outcomes and the impact on the rural health workforce.
PMID: 28561864 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Rural Remote Health - June 2, 2017 Category: Rural Health Authors: Brown L, Smith T, Wakely L, Wolfgang R, Little A, Burrows J Tags: J Allied Health Source Type: research