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Retention of Rural Generalist Doctors: Cohort Study of Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) trains general practitioners in and for smaller rural and remote communities to work as rural generalists. Measured in 2025, about 58% of ACRRM fellows were retained working in Modified Monash Model 4-7 communities, including 17% in remote communities. Rurality distribution of rural generalist fellows was very similar across each of the first 10 years post-fellowship.

Source: The Medical Journal of Australia

DOI: 10.5694/mja2.70335

Authors: Matthew R. McGrail, Belinda G. O'Sullivan, James Dawber

Institutions: The University of Queensland, Monash University, Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Language: English

Topic: Global Health Workforce Issues

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,400