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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Establishing a new university department of rural health: the first 2 years of the South Australian Centre for rural and remote Health |
Author: | Wilkinson, D. Blue, I. Symon, B. Fuller, J. Smith, M. |
Citation: | Australian Journal of Rural Health, 1999; 7(4):223-228 |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Issue Date: | 1999 |
ISSN: | 1038-5282 1440-1584 |
Statement of Responsibility: | David Wilkinson, Ian Blue, Brian Symon, Jeff Fuller, Mark Smith |
Abstract: | This study aimed to describe the establishment of a new University Department of Rural Health (UDRH) in South Australia and to report early achievements. In May 1997, the UDRH was established, key staff were recruited, infrastructure was developed and in April 1998 a Joint University Committee on Rural and Remote Health was formed. By mid-1999, 14 full-time equivalent staff were employed in Whyalla and Adelaide. Early achievements include: review of undergraduate rural placements; increased rural clinical placements by 1000 student-weeks; partnership with the Dental School resulting in training opportunities and falling public waiting lists; multidisciplinary teaching practices in four rural sites; priority public health projects established; competitive research grants won; and a capital grant to strengthen Aboriginal health services infrastructure secured. These early achievements demonstrate UDRH potential to have a real impact on health worker education, service delivery, and public health status in rural and remote areas. This strong foundation must now be built on. |
Keywords: | Humans Curriculum Schools, Dental Schools, Medical Universities Rural Health Services Program Development Interinstitutional Relations Primary Health Care Health Services Accessibility Patient Care Team South Australia Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander |
DOI: | 10.1046/j.1440-1584.1999.00257.x |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1584.1999.00257.x |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 General Practice publications |
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