ArticleThe Australian journal of rural health2022
Does undertaking rural placements add to place of origin as a predictor of where health graduates work?
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- Effect of Rural Clinical Placements on Intention to Practice and Employment in Rural Australia: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Characteristics and Geographical Work Location of Early Career Nursing and Allied Health Practitioners Following a Rural Placement: Results From a Post-Graduate Survey.The Australian journal of rural health · 2026Article
- Assessing the Effect of Rural Placements Through a Pre-Post Approach With Different Temporal Targets: Are We Converting or Sustaining?The Australian journal of rural health · 2026Article
- Understanding the complexities of recruitment and retention of allied health professionals in rural health settings across Aotearoa: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Rural nursing and allied health placements during the latter stage of the COVID-19 public health emergency: A national study.The Australian journal of rural health · 2025Article
- Determinants of rural practice among a cohort of dental professionals in Australia.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Influences on improved confidence among allied health students in working with Australian Indigenous people during a rural placement: a pre-post survey study.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Are recent health, welfare and care graduates part of a rural and remote workforce solution? Evidence from Tasmania, Australia.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Does undertaking rural placements add to place of origin as a predictor of where health graduates work?The Australian journal of rural health · 2022Article
- Ten years of graduates: A cross-sectional study of the practice location of doctors trained at a socially accountable medical school.PloS one · 2022Article
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objectiveTo determine the work location (metropolitan, regional, rural and remote) of graduates in nursing, allied health and oral health disciplines who complete their professional training, end-to-end training, in a regional or rural area noting the potential inclusion of a metropolitan-based placement for speciality practice not available in rural or regional Victoria.
methodsWe tracked the place of employment from the Australian Health Practitioners Regulation Agency (AHPRA) of all graduates from a regional/rural tertiary education provider. The student home address at enrolment, locations where they undertook all placements and their current place of work were described using an objective geographical model of access, the Modified Monash Model.
resultsSeventy-five per cent of 5506 graduates were located in the AHPRA database. About one third of graduates were working in metropolitan areas, 1/3 in regional cities and 1/3 in rural areas. Students' origin accounted for 1/3 of variance in current workplace location. The more placement days students completed in regional/ rural areas was also a significant predictor of working in a regional or rural area.
conclusionEnd-to-end training in regional/rural areas is an effective approach to retaining a regional/rural workforce. Student origin is a strong predictor of working rural or regionally, as is undertaking placements in rural areas. This suggests that priority for rural/ regional student placements should be given to students in end-to-end regional/ rural programs and students from a regional/ rural background.
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