scholarly journals How can medical schools contribute to the education, recruitment and retention of rural physicians in their region?

2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 395-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Rourke
Keyword(s):  
Medical Schools ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Rural Physicians

When a Dream Becomes a Nightmare: Why do Indigenous australian Medical Students Withdraw from Their Courses?

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Ellender ◽  
Marlene Drysdale ◽  
Janice Chesters ◽  
Susan Faulkner ◽  
Heather Kelly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Indigenous Australian ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
The University

AbstractThis paper investigates reasons Indigenous Australian medical students gave for leaving their courses prior to graduation. Indigenous students who had withdrawn or deferred from their medical courses were asked about the barriers and disincentives that had dissuaded them from graduating. Although the response rate to the questionnaire was very low, it opened up a way of looking at the particular experiences of Indigenous students. Of the 12 responses, the most prominent reason given for withdrawing was financial. Most were satisfied with enrolment processes but a number were disappointed with their courses and with teaching methods. More support from the university was the only encouragement that would have persuaded most respondents to continue. This paper explores the reasons for the high rate of withdrawal of Indigenous medical students and concludes by suggesting ways in which secondary schools, universities and their medical schools could respond to the recruitment and retention of Indigenous medical students.

scholarly journals Which Medical Schools Produce Rural Physicians? A 15-Year Update

2010 ◽  
Vol 85 (4) ◽  
pp. 594-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick Chen ◽  
Meredith Fordyce ◽  
Steve Andes ◽  
L. Gary Hart
Keyword(s):  
Medical Schools ◽  
Rural Physicians

scholarly journals Interventions to improve recruitment and retention of physicians in rural and remote Canada: a systematic review

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Lafortune ◽  
Jeffrey Gustafson
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Rural And Remote ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Effective Strategies ◽  
Rural Physicians ◽  
Final Sample ◽  
Remote Healthcare ◽  
Local Residents

Purpose: Rural and remote regions of Canada struggle to attract and retain an adequate healthcare workforce to provide the healthcare needed by their local residents. The purpose of this systematic review is to explore current literature that has analyzed strategies for recruitment and retention of physicians to rural and remote regions in Canada. Methods: Scopus and PubMed were searched for articles. To be included in the review, the titles yielded from the initial search had to be in English and meet one of the inclusion criteria: (1) address rural and/or remote healthcare, (2) focus on medical students or physicians, and (3) discuss recruitment or retention strategies. Titles were excluded that discussed non-OECD countries, or that were not original journal articles. The final sample of articles were analyzed by both reviewers for content and emerging themes. Summary of Results and Conclusion: The initial search yielded a total of 3397 titles for review. After applying criteria described above, 35 articles remained for review. A variety of recruitment and retention themes were identified targeting physicians before, during, and after their medical education. The most effective strategies consistently appear to be those aimed before medical education, specifically admitting medical students who have a rural background. This review aims to provide a summary of the currently available research to assist with evidence-based decision making to increase supply and retention of rural physicians.

Recruitment and Retention of Rural Physicians: Issues for the 1990s

1990 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee A. Crandall ◽  
Jeffrey W. Dwyer ◽  
R. Paul Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Rural Physicians

Recruitment and Retention of Rural Physicians: Outcomes From the Rural Physician Associate Program of Minnesota

2008 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gwen Wagstrom Halaas ◽  
Therese Zink ◽  
Deborah Finstad ◽  
Keli Bolin ◽  
Bruce Center
Keyword(s):  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Rural Physicians ◽  
Rural Physician

scholarly journals First-Time Department Chairs at U.S. Medical Schools: A 29-Year Perspective on Recruitment and Retention

2009 ◽  
Vol 84 (10) ◽  
pp. 1336-1341 ◽  
Author(s):  
William F. Rayburn ◽  
Hershel Alexander ◽  
Jonathan Lang ◽  
James L. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Department Chairs ◽  
Medical Schools ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
First Time

scholarly journals Effect of tele-emergency services on recruitment and retention of US rural physicians

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Potter ◽  
Keith Mueller ◽  
Clint MacKinney ◽  
Marcia Ward
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Services ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Rural Physicians

Physician recruitment and retention in rural and underserved areas

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 642-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dane M. Lee ◽  
Tommy Nichols
Keyword(s):  
Rural Health ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cochrane Collaboration ◽  
Care Physician ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Rural Medicine ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Recruitment And Retention ◽  
Rural Physicians ◽  
Self Actualization

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify the challenges when recruiting and retaining rural physicians and to ascertain methods that make rural physician recruitment and retention successful. There are studies that suggest rural roots is an important factor in recruiting rural physicians, while others look at rural health exposure in medical school curricula, self-actualization, community sense and spousal perspectives in the decision to practice rural medicine. Design/methodology/approach – An extensive literature review was performed using Academic Search Complete, PubMed and The Cochrane Collaboration. Key words were rural, rural health, community hospital(s), healthcare, physicians, recruitment, recruiting, retention, retaining, physician(s) and primary care physician(s). Inclusion criteria were peer-reviewed full-text articles written in English, published from 1997 and those limited to USA and Canada. Articles from foreign countries were excluded owing to their unique healthcare systems. Findings – While there are numerous articles that call for special measures to recruit and retain physicians in rural areas, there is an overall dearth. This review identifies several articles that suggest recruitment and retention techniques. There is a need for a research agenda that includes valid, reliable and rigorous analysis regarding formulating and implementing these strategies. Originality/value – Rural Americans are under-represented when it comes to healthcare and what research there is to assist recruitment and retention is difficult to find. This paper identify the relevant research and highlights key strategies.

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