Volume 221 · Issue 7 · Supplement
Growing and sustaining doctors in rural, remote and First Nations communities
Australia's Remote Vocational Training Scheme: training and supporting general practitioners in rural, remote and First Nations communities
The RVTS grows and sustains doctors already working in rural, remote and First Nations communities for three to four years while they progress towards general practice and rural generalist fellowship
Patrick Giddings · Belinda G O'Sullivan · Matthew R McGrail · Marlene Drysdale · Tony T Trevaskis · Jacki Mein
Continuity of service and longer term retention of doctors training as general practitioners in the Remote Vocational Training Scheme
Service continuity outcomes can be improved in challenging settings by using place-based retention-focused programs like the RVTS
Matthew R McGrail · Belinda G O'Sullivan · Patrick Giddings
Holistic support framework for doctors training as rural and remote general practitioners: a realist evaluation of the RVTS model
Understanding how to deliver holistic supervision and support for the challenges doctors face when training as general practitioners in rural, remote and First Nations communities, can support interventions which build personal and professional resilience for rural practice
Belinda G O'Sullivan · Patrick Giddings · Ronda Gurney · Matthew R McGrail · Tiana Gurney
Recruitment and retention of new doctors in remote and Aboriginal medical services through the Remote Vocational Training Scheme's Targeted Recruitment Strategy: a focus group study
The Targeted Recruitment Strategy is a proactive collaborative approach to attract and support doctors to train as general practitioners in high need rural and remote areas
Belinda G O'Sullivan · Veeraja Uppal · Ronda Gurney · Patrick Giddings
Perceived stakeholder benefits of continuously training general practitioners in the same rural or remote practice: interviews exploring the Remote Vocational Training Scheme
The RVTS model of training doctors continuously in the same practice improves access to safe and high quality longitudinal care and contributes to service enhancements in rural, remote and First Nations communities that otherwise lack stable doctors
Belinda G O'Sullivan · Patrick Giddings · Matthew R McGrail