Will Australian rural clinical schools be an effective workforce strategy? Early indications of their positive effect on intern choice and rural career interest

Playford, Denese E; Denz-Penhey, Harriet; Skinner, Lesley; Murdoch, J Campbell

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2008.tb01576.x

To the Editor: The academic success of the rural clinical schools (RCS) program is clear: community-based clinical placements in rural Australia are able to produce graduates that are academically indistinguishable from tertiary hospital-trained peers.1,2

Correspondence: Denese.Playford@uwa.edu.au

1. Worley P, Silagy C, Prideaux D, et al. The parallel rural community curriculum: an integrated clinical curriculum based on rural general practise. Med Educ 2000; 34: 558-565.
2. Maley M, Denz-Penhey H, Lockyer-Stevens V, Murdoch JC. Tuning medical education for rural-ready practice: designing and resourcing optimally. Med Teach 2006; 28: 345-350.
3. Eley DS, Baker PG. Will Australian rural clinical schools be an effective workforce strategy? Early indications of their positive effect on intern choice and rural career interest. Med J Aust 2007; 187: 166-167.

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