Experiences of JCU MBBS graduates in remote northern Australian towns: preliminary findings

Woolley, Torres, Whaleboat, Donald, and Rasalam, Roy (2015) Experiences of JCU MBBS graduates in remote northern Australian towns: preliminary findings. In: Lime Connection VI. From: LIME Connection VI, 11-13 August 2015, Townsville, QLD, Australia.

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Over 65% of all James Cook University (JCU) medical graduates practise outside of major cities (compared to 20% of all Australian clinicians), including 5% who choose to practice in remote northern Australian towns such as Mount Isa, Darwin, and Palm and Thursday Islands. Many remote towns have high proportional Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander populations. Little is known about the challenges and pressures for Australian doctors practising in remote locations; including community expectations around advocacy and leadership roles for graduates from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Item ID: 50059
Item Type: Conference Item (Poster)
Date Deposited: 05 Sep 2017 03:56
FoR Codes: 11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111701 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health @ 50%
11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111717 Primary Health Care @ 50%
SEO Codes: 92 HEALTH > 9203 Indigenous Health > 920303 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health - Health System Performance (incl. Effectiveness of Interventions) @ 50%
92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920208 Health Inequalities @ 50%
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