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Challenges with maintaining clinical teaching capacity in regional hospitals
Author(s) -
Sen Gupta Tarun,
Hays Richard B,
Woolley Torres S,
Seidl Isaac,
Johnson Andrew
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/mja11.10908
Subject(s) - officer , executive director , management , library science , medicine , political science , law , computer science , economics
[Extract] In 1999, a new medical school was established at James Cook University in an underserved region with specific needs in rural, remote and Indigenous health. Early data suggest graduates are contributing to the local workforce, but medical student places have increased further as part of the continued expansion of Australian medical education. As a result, the capacity for medical students to experience high-quality clinical opportunities is under challenge