Career Choice and Practice Location of Medical Graduates

The one-year Flinders University program for undergraduate education located in rural general practices has set the standard for medical education in Australia and internationally. The results of this study suggest that half of these graduates are on a rural pathway. The article considers why the other half is not, applying unique typology that includes 'The Frustrated' and 'The Metro Docs'. 'A new model to understand the career choice and practice location decisions of medical graduates' (From: NRHA eforum - 15 December 2009)