Joana Romeiro, Sílvia Caldeira, Marcos Venicios Lopes
"Spiritual distress (00066)" in patients under fertility treatment: Clinical validation study
International journal of nursing knowledge
medical internship key transition point medical training student independent junior doctor national regional training hubs rth policy began across australia late 2017 aims build medical training pathways junior doctors within rural region guide students interns trainees towards study aims explore preferencing acceptance trends rural medical internship positions queensland moreover focuses internship preference acceptance outcomes prior following establishment rths association key covariates rural training immersions offered medical schools data applicants queensland health intern positions 20142021 available notably preference order location accepted internship position classified rural metropolitan matched data queenslands medical schools added rural training time key demographics analyses explored statistical associations factors preferencing accepting rural internships comparing prerth postrth cohorts domestic queenslandtrained graduates first preferencing rural intern positions increased significantly prerth 211 vs postrth 240 p 0017 reinforced nonsignificant increase rural acceptances 273 vs 297 p 0070 rural interns likely previously spent 11weeks training rural locations within medical school rurally based year applying internship enrolled rural generalist pathway introduction rth associated moderate increase graduates preferencing accepting rural internship though richer understanding dominant reasons remain less clear expansion graduates undertook longer periods undergraduate rural training period diminish proportion choosing rural internship suggesting remains appetite opportunities overall domestic graduates identified reliable source intern recruitment retention rural hospitals across queensland entry rural generalist pathway extended rural placement experiences enhancing uptake rural practice