Reports/Rapports : Regional, Rural and Remote Medical Specialists Survey, Australia

Source: Rural Doctors Association of Australia.
The purpose of this survey was to learn more about issues facing specialist medical practitioners who live and work in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia with a focus on:

• The provision of training across regional, rural and remote Australia and identification of enablers and challenges to the provision of training, models of training and awareness of the Specialist Training Program (STP).

• Current use of the Australian Governments telehealth initiative aimed at improving access to specialist services in rural areas.

• Incentives to increase the recruitment and retention of medical specialists in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia.

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