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Implementing Rural Selection – A Guide for Medical Colleges
Attached is our newly released guide, Implementing Rural Selection: A Guide for Medical Colleges, developed in partnership with the National Rural Health Commissioner. This guidance supports the systematic inclusion of rural origin and rural experience in trainee selection processes across all specialist medical Colleges.
We know that doctors with rural backgrounds or rural training experience are significantly more likely to return to and remain in rural practice. By embedding these factors into selection, the Colleges are taking practical, coordinated steps to improve specialist access for rural and remote communities.
This national initiative represents a critical shift from intention to action aligning directly with the goals of the National Medical Workforce Strategy and the collective aspiration for equitable access to care, no matter where a person lives.
Implementing Rural Selection – A Guide for Medical Colleges