Australia needs more general physicians trained in rural centres: study

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Updated November 19 2019 - 7:01pm, first published 8:00am

Australia needed more general physicians trained in rural centres, and rural physicians needed a sense of identity and acknowledgement, says Professor Steve Flecknoe-Brown
Australia needed more general physicians trained in rural centres, and rural physicians needed a sense of identity and acknowledgement, says Professor Steve Flecknoe-Brown

LONGER rural doctor postings and more rural training positions are needed to provide regional areas with the right doctor, at the right time and in the right place, according to a new study.

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Eileen Wood

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