Background: There is limited literature evaluating generational change in the physician
workforce and the adjustments required of practices, practitioners and the health care …

Introduction: The Rural and Remote Area Placement Program (RRAPP) began in April 2000
to provide a rural community practice training term for junior doctors and to increase the …

Introduction: Although a large portion of the Canadian population lives in rural areas, there
remains a deficit in the number of family physicians serving these populations. We explored …

The 2008/09 Rural Practice Survey was conducted by the Canadian Medical Association
(CMA) in collaboration with the Society of Rural Physicians of Canada. One of its purposes …

Background There are ongoing accessibility challenges in primary care in British Columbia,
Canada, with 17% of the population not having a regular source of care. Anecdotal evidence …

Abstract Objective Despite increases in Commonwealth funded general practice (GP)
Registrar training positions, workforce trends continue to show geographical maldistribution …

Objectives Regional centres and their rural hinterlands support significant populations of
non-metropolitan Australians. Despite their importance in the settlement hierarchy and the …

Objective To determine whether rural practice terms for junior doctors result in increased
interest in rural practice and whether these terms improve learning experiences, clinical …

Methods: A literature search was carried out on four databases. Data from included studies
were extracted, and thematic analysis was conducted on relevant findings. The quality of …

Introduction: This study examined the work environment of rural family physicians in New
Brunswick, a province in eastern Canada. The purpose of the research was to explore the …