Rural temperament and character: A new perspective on retention of rural doctors

Rural temperament and character: a new perspective on retention of rural doctors.

OBJECTIVE This exploratory study serves as a starting point to establish a psychobiological profile for rural GPs. The overall aim is to describe how individual levels and combinations of temperament (mildly heritable) and character (influenced by sociocultural learning) traits allow GPs to flourish or fail in rural medicine. DESIGN In a mixed-method study, 13 rural GPs (rural and remote metr...

Rural retention of doctors graduating from the rural medical education project to increase rural doctors in Thailand: a cohort study

BACKGROUND In Thailand, the inequitable distribution of doctors between rural and urban areas has a major impact on access to care for those living in rural communities. The rural medical education programme 'Collaborative Project to Increase Rural Doctors (CPIRD)' was implemented in 1994 with the aim of attracting and retaining rural doctors. This study examined the impact of CPIRD in relation...

Retaining Doctors in Rural Bangladesh: A Policy Analysis

Background Retaining doctors in rural areas is a challenge in Bangladesh. In this study, we analyzed three rural retention policies: career development programs, compulsory services, and schools outside major cities – in terms of context, contents, actors, and processes.   Methods Series of group discussions between policy-makers and researchers prompted the selection of policy areas, which wer...

Scaling up changes in doctors' education for rural retention: a comment on World Health Organization recommendations.

Rural retention of physicians graduated from the collaborative project to increase rural doctors in Thailand: A cohort study

Background: In Thailand, the inequitable distribution of physicians between rural and ur