Advances in rural medical education in three countries: Canada, the United States and Australia
Education for HealthPublished 19 October 2005
Geoffrey Tesson, Vernon Curran, Raymond Pong, Roger Strasser
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The analysis does not strongly favor one model over others, although the Stand-Alone Rural schools had more opportunities to adopt innovative curricula reflecting rural health issues and to foster positive views of rural practice.
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The analysis does not strongly favor one model over others, although the Stand-Alone Rural schools had more opportunities to adopt innovative curricula reflecting rural health issues and to foster positive views of rural practice. Government funding targeting rural health needs will remain critical in the development of all these programs.
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