This WONCA Policy is based on experiences in many countries around the world.
The following list of references highlights key issues:
1. Australian Health Ministers Conference. National Rural Health
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Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Sydney. 1992.
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supply in rural areas in the United States : A compendium. Association of
American Medical Colleges, Washington, 1991.
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provision of medical services in underserviced regions. Canadian Medical
Association, Ottawa. 1992.
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and practice location in Manitoba. CMAJ 136:366-368, 1987.
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Which medical schools produce rural physicians? JAMA 268:1559-1565,
1992.
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country practice and training. Australian Family Physician 21(7). 808-812,
1992.
16. Umland B, Waterman R, Wiese W, Duban S, Mennin S and Kaufman A.
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experience of training residents in many small communities. Academic
Medicine 69(10):847-851, 1994.
An extensive list of published articles on education for rural practice has
been collected, collated and annotated by Dr James Rourke. This publication
"Education for rural practice: Goals and opportunities: An annotated
bibliography", is available at cost through the Australian Rural Health
Research Institute Moe, Victoria 3825 Australia.
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