Medical student selection criteria as predictors of intended rural practice following graduation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recruiting medical students from a rural background, together with offering them opportunities for prolonged immersion in rural clinical training environments, both lead to increased participation in the rural workforce after graduation. We have now assessed the extent to which medical students' intentions to practice rurally may also be predicted by either medical school selection criteria and/or student socio-demographic profiles.

Methods

The study cohort included 538 secondary school-leaver entrants to The University of Western Australia Medical School from 2006 to 2011. On entry they completed a questionnaire indicating intention for either urban or rural practice following graduation. Selection factors (standardised interview score, percentile score from the

SUBMITTER: Puddey IB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4287212 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature