Twelve tips on rural medical placements: what has worked to make them successful

Abstract

Providing undergraduate and post-graduate rural training opportunities aids rural medical recruitment. Medical schools that provide rural educational placements, and the communities that host those placements, must give serious consideration to the structure and supports required to ensure both quality and enjoyment of rural placements. This paper presents tips for success gleaned from the results of experience in providing rural placement opportunities to medical students throughout their medical school experience.

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Notes on contributors

Sue Page

SUE PAGE is Director, North Coast Medical Education Collaborative (NCMEC), a joint initiative of the University of Western Sydney, the University of Wollongong, and the University of Sydney Medical Schools.

Hudson Birden

HUDSON BIRDEN is Senior Lecturer in Public Health and Clinical Leadership with NCMEC.