Fostering links, building trust, and facilitating change: connectivity helps sustain longitudinal integrated clerkships in small rural and remote communities
Connectivity is a strong mediator for sustainability of LICs and may be the central defining theme of LICs. Increasing connectivity through prioritizing community engagement, trust-building, and strategic investment enhances the sustainability of rural LICs, ensuring their continued positive contribution to medical workforce distribution in underserved areas.
Authors
- Janani Pinidiyapathirage (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2947-3015)
- Lara Fuller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1678-0916)
- Sherrilyn Walters (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5636-5584)
- Kay Brumpton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9841-9445)
- William MacAskill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3979-5368)
- Brendan Carrigan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7451-714X)
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Toowoomba Hospital (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Medical Education
- Published
- 2024-11-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06373-3
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.23
Funders
- Australian Government
- Griffith University
- Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government