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Building new medical schools at rural universities is not enough to alleviate the regional doctor shortage, according to the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA). <\/p>\n
The RDAA said positive connections need to be made between medical graduates and rural practices to encourage more doctors to the bush. <\/p>\n
Building new medical schools at rural universities is not enough to alleviate the regional doctor shortage, according to the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA). <\/p>\n
Charles Sturt University and La Trobe are seeking approval for a new medical school at Orange, Bendigo and Wagga Wagga campuses to allow students the opportunity to study medicine without moving to the city. <\/p>\n
However, RDAA president Dennis Pashen said there needed to be more than just building the regional schools. <\/p>\n
\"You're probably just increasing the number of medical graduates. You need to follow the evidence for what actually works,\" he said. <\/p>\n
Professor Pashen said there were additional known factors, such as growing up in rural areas and interning in country towns, that directly link to doctors remaining in the bush. <\/p>\n
He said every positive experience medical students had in rural areas increased the likelihood they would remain there to work. <\/p>\n
The RDAA has frequently stressed the importance for medical graduates to be offered the opportunity to train in rural areas. <\/p>\n
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