Medical student selection criteria and socio-demographic factors as predictors of ultimately working rurally after graduation
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Medical student selection criteria and socio-demographic factors as predictors of ultimately working rurally after graduation
BACKGROUND We have previously demonstrated that both coming from a rural background and spending a year-long clinical rotation in our Rural Clinical School (RCS) have independent and additive effects to increase the likelihood of medical students practicing rurally following graduation. The current study assesses the extent to which medical school selection criteria and/or the socio-demographic...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Medical Education
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1472-6920
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-015-0359-5