The Rural Pharmacy Practice Landscape: Challenges and Motivators

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Table 1 Semi-Structured Interview Questions

Interview Questions Can you describe your relationships and connection to rural pharmacy practice? Rural background, family, spouse/partner, placement, internship Why did you choose to practice rurally/stay in a rural area? Current role, previous role, scope of practice, salary, recruitment, customers/patients, social/community, lifestyle

Table 2 Demographic Profile of Participants

		n
Gender	Male Female	5 7
Age	<25	2
	26–35	4
	36–45	1
	46–55	3
	56+	2
Time since graduation/years in practice	≤5	2
	6–10	3
	11–20	1
	>20	6
Years in rural practice	≤5	5
	6–10	1
	11–20	1
	>20	5
Rural/remote origin status^Citation14	Rural or Remote (MM3-7)	5
	Regional or Metropolitan (MM1-2)	4
	Overseas Rural or Remote	2
	Overseas Regional or Metropolitan	1
Current employment location rural status^Citation14	MM 2	1
	MM 3–4	5
	MM 6-7	6

Figure 1 Themes and sub-themes identified.

Figure 2 Challenges and motivators: verbatim quotes from participants.

Department of Health. Modified Monash Model. 2019. Available from: https://www.health.gov.au/health-workforce/health-workforce-classifications/modified-monash-model#what-is-the-modified-monash-model. Accessed September 3, 2019.

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