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
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Correspondence: Denese.Playford@uwa.edu.au
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- 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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