INTRODUCTION Attracting, training and retaining GPs in rural communities has long been the subject of intense interest and debate in medical and political circles. Government reviews and policy decisions, including the introduction of the ten-year moratorium (a strategy to place overseas-trained doctors in rural locations), have been implemented to address workforce shortages in rural Australia...

ing on the study, must have problems with its health care delivery. Rural areas began to lose their share of physicians with the surge in medical specialization in the 1940s and 1950s and continue to suffer today, despite federal and state programs designed to assist rural practitioners (such as the National Health Service Corps, Rural Health Initiative, Appalachian Regional Commission, etc.) a...

This article examines rural-urban migration, its role in poverty alleviation in Thailand, and policy implications. The empirical research literature suggests that the poorest tend be left behind by wealthier migrants moving to urban areas. The youngest tend to migrate. The impact of remittances tends to appear more positive in international migration, but the impact of remittances among rura...

Access to well trained and motivated health workers is the major rural health issue. Without local access, it is unlikely that people in rural and remote communities will be able to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Studies in many countries have shown that the three factors most strongly associated with entering rural practice are: (i) a rural background; (ii) positive clinical and edu...

BACKGROUND Training health care professionals (HCPs) to work in rural areas is a challenge for educationalists. This study aimed to understand how HCPs choose to work in rural areas and how education influences this. METHODS Qualitative individual interviews were conducted with 15 HCPs working in rural areas in SA. RESULTS Themes identified included personal, facilitating, contextual, stayi...

INTRODUCTION The study identifies the differences between rural health and remote health and describes key distinctive characteristics of remote health. METHODS The study used a mixed method approach of interviews and questionnaires (utilising a Likert scale) with expert stakeholders in rural health and remote health. A total of 45 interviews were conducted with experts selected from every st...

BACKGROUND Policy that supports rural allied health service delivery is important given the shortage of services outside of Australian metropolitan centres. The shortage of allied health professionals means that rural clinicians work long hours and have little peer or service support. Service delivery to rural and remote communities is further complicated because relatively small numbers of cli...