ID-5184 Wonca Abstracts supplement A-K 13-10-23 - Flipbook - Page 160
WONCA 2023 Supplement 1: WONCA 2023 abstracts (A–K)
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Rural workforce outcomes for early career doctors in
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Dr Katelyn Costello
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Queenstown Medical Centre
All around the world there are challenges attracting and retaining medical graduates into rural
healthcare – New Zealand is no exception. It has been widely published that rural origin, positive rural
undergraduate experiences and rural postgraduate training pathways assist in the attraction and
retention of doctors into rural communities. However, there is a lack of evidence in how these might
apply in the New Zealand setting, what other influences there may be and how different aspects may
interact to increase or decrease the likelihood of someone ultimately choosing to work rurally.
This presentation will look at the outcomes from linking workforce data with the Medical School
Outcomes Database (MSOD) data to demonstrate what influences rural career choice in
New Zealand doctors.
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