Training our future rural medical workforce

Wearne, Susan M; Wakerman, John

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05826.x

Topics

medical education

We need to provide appropriate, high-quality training in and for rural areas

Centre for Remote Health, Flinders University, and Charles Darwin University, Alice Springs, NT.

Correspondence:

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