scholarly journals Australia's Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training program: Preparing for the rural health workforce that Australia needs

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 617-619
Author(s):  
Ruth Stewart ◽  
Faye McMillan AM
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Rural Health Workforce

scholarly journals Online multidisciplinary integrated rural healthcare education programs during the COVID-19 pandemic for students from different universities: experiences and guidelines

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Barraclough ◽  
Sabrina Pit
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Residential Aged Care ◽  
Teaching Program ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rural Health Workforce

PurposeThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to “forced innovation” in the health education industry. High-quality training of the future rural health workforce is crucial to ensure a pipeline of rural health practitioners to meet the needs of rural communities. This paper describes the implementation of an online multidisciplinary teaching program focusing on integrated care and the needs of rural communities.Design/methodology/approachA multidisciplinary teaching program was adapted to allow students from various disciplines and universities to learn together during the COVID-19 pandemic. Contemporary issues such as the National Aged Care Advocacy Program for Residential Aged Care COVID-19 Project were explored during the program.FindingsThis case study describes how the program was adopted, how learning needs were met, practical examples (e.g. the Hand Hygiene Advocacy within a Rural School Setting Project), the challenges faced and solutions developed to address these challenges. Guidelines are proposed for remote multidisciplinary learning among health professional students, including those in medical, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, and allied health disciplines.Originality/valueThe originality of this program centers around students from multiple universities and disciplines and various year levels learning together in a rural area over an extended period of time. Collaboration among universities assists educators in rural areas to achieve critical mass to teach students. In addition it provides experiences and guidance for the work integrated learning sector, rural health workforce practitioners, rural clinical schools, universities, policy makers, and educators who wish to expand rural online multidisciplinary learning.

Perspectives on Rural Health Workforce Issues: Illinois-Arkansas Comparison

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin MacDowell ◽  
Michael Glasser ◽  
Michael Fitts ◽  
Mel Fratzke ◽  
Karen Peters
Keyword(s):  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Workforce Issues ◽  
Rural Health Workforce

Importance of attachment to place in growing a sustainable Australian Rural Health Workforce: A rapid review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Beccaria ◽  
Peter McIlveen ◽  
Erich C. Fein ◽  
Tricia Kelly ◽  
Rowena McGregor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Rapid Review ◽  
Rural Health Workforce ◽  
Attachment To Place

scholarly journals The Influence of a Place-Based Foundation and a Public University in Growing a Rural Health Workforce

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-296
Author(s):  
Robert Reid ◽  
Evelyn Rising ◽  
Arthur Kaufman ◽  
Amanda Bassett ◽  
Martha Cole McGrew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Public University ◽  
Rural Health Workforce

scholarly journals A national view of rural health workforce issues in the USA

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin MacDowell ◽  
Michael Glasser ◽  
Mike Fitts ◽  
Kimberly Nielsen ◽  
Matthew Hunaker
Keyword(s):  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Workforce Issues ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Rural Health Workforce

scholarly journals The Overlap Between Rural Hospital Needs and Medical Student Goals in Texas

PRiMER ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler W. Barreto ◽  
Alvin Estacio ◽  
Paula Winkler
Keyword(s):  
Medical Student ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Rural Health ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
The United States ◽  
Hospital Administrators ◽  
Hospital Administrator ◽  
Rural Health Workforce

Introduction: The rural health workforce in the United States is difficult to maintain and harder to increase. This may contribute to worse health outcomes in rural areas and threaten the sustainability of rural hospitals. Previous studies have attempted to identify medical student characteristics and strategies to help grow this workforce. In this study, we aimed to understand the needs of medical students and hospital administrators to identify potential strategies to improve the rural health workforce. Methods: We conducted medical student and hospital administrator focus groups. We analyzed focus group data separately to identify themes, and reviewed these themes for overlap between groups and potential actionable areas. We calculated Cohen 𝜅 statistics. Results: We identified 26 themes in the medical student focus groups, and 14 themes in the hospital administrator focus group. Of these themes, three were identical between groups (scope of practice, loan repayment and financial concerns, and exposure to rural health in training), and two were similar between the groups (family and leadership). Conclusion: The identification of two themes that are similar but not identical between medical students and hospital administrators may serve as part of future strategies to improving rural physician recruitment. Future studies should determine if a shift in language or focus in these areas specifically help to improve the rural health workforce.

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