Medical graduates becoming rural doctors: rural background versus extended rural placement.

摘要: Objectives To determine whether recruitment of rural students and uptake extended placements are associated with students' expressed intentions to undertake internships acceptance after finishing medical school, compare any associations. Design, setting participants Longitudinal study three successive cohorts (commencing 2005, 2006, 2007) in the Sydney Medical Program (SMP), University Sydney, New South Wales, using responses self-administered questionnaires upon entry exit from School data recorded rolls. Main outcome measures Students' internships, their school. Results Data 448 were included. The proportion preferring a career dropped 20.7% (79/382) 12.5% (54/433) between into SMP. A total 98 took placements. Ultimately, 8.1% (35/434) accepted internship, although 14.5% (60/415) had indicated first preference for post. Students who undertaken an placement more than times as likely those backgrounds express internship (23.9% v 7.7%; χ(2) = 7.04; P 0.008) twice accept (21.3% 9.9%; 3.85; 0.05). Conclusion For studied, clinical training through schools stronger association background for, of, internship.