Medical education interventions influencing physician distribution into underserved communities: a scoping review

A Elma, M Nasser, L Yang, I Chang, D Bakker… - Human Resources for …, 2022 - Springer
Background and objective Physician maldistribution is a global problem that hinders
patients' abilities to access healthcare services. Medical education presents an opportunity …

Medical students attitudes toward and intention to work with the underserved: a systematic review and meta-analysis

E Leaune, V Rey-Cadilhac, S Oufker, S Grot… - BMC Medical …, 2021 - Springer
Background Experts in the field of medical education emphasized the need for curricula that
improve students' attitudes toward the underserved. However, some studies have shown …

Strategies to facilitate improved recruitment, development, and retention of the rural and remote medical workforce: a scoping review

F Noya, S Carr, K Freeman… - … Journal of Health …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Medical workforce shortages in rural and remote areas are a global issue. High-
income countries (HICs) and low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) seek to implement …

The dynamics of poverty, educational attainment, and the children of the disadvantaged entering medical school

AD Baugh, AA Vanderbilt, RF Baugh - Advances in Medical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Approximately one-third of the US population lives at or near the poverty line; however, this
group makes up less than 7% of the incoming medical students. In the United Kingdom, the …

Does a socially-accountable curriculum transform health professional students into competent, work-ready graduates? A cross-sectional study of three medical …

T Woolley, A Clithero-Eridon, S Elsanousi… - Medical …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Socially-accountable health professional education (SAHPE) is committed to
achieving health equity through training health-workers to meet local health needs and …

Doctor retention and distribution in post-apartheid South Africa: tracking medical graduates (2007–2011) from one university

A George, D Blaauw, J Thompson… - Human Resources for …, 2019 - Springer
Background Doctor emigration from low-and middle-income countries represents a financial
loss and threatens the equitable delivery of healthcare. In response to government …

Attitudes of rural communities towards the use of technology for health purposes in New Zealand: a focus group study

DR Babbage, K Van Kessel, A Terraschke, J Drown… - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives Examine attitudes to using online health and wellness services, and determine
what barriers may exist to this in two rural communities in New Zealand. Design A thematic …

COVID-19 fosters social accountability in medical education

R Murray, F Cristobal, S Shrestha… - Rural and Remote …, 2022 - search.informit.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted embedded inequities and fragmentation in our
health systems. Traditionally, structural issues with health professional education perpetuate …

Medical training for universal health coverage: a review of Cuba–South Africa collaboration

N Squires, SE Colville, K Chalkidou… - Human Resources for …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Achieving improvements in Universal Health Coverage will require a re-orientation
of medical education towards a stronger focus on primary health care. Innovative medical …

[PDF][PDF] Mission and role modelling in producing a fit‐for‐purpose rural health workforce: perspectives from an international community of practice

SL Larkins, F Cristobal, J Hogenbirk… - Medical Journal of …, 2023 - mja.com.au
Inequities in the distribution of human resources in health around the world have long been
a topic of concern and discussion. There is an absolute shortage of health care providers in …