Investigating first-year graduate paramedics' reason for current work location: A cross-sectional, data linkage study.
ambulance
emergency
pre-hospital care
recruitment and retention
rural/remote services
Journal
The Australian journal of rural health
ISSN: 1440-1584
Titre abrégé: Aust J Rural Health
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9305903
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2021
Oct 2021
Historique:
revised:
27
06
2021
received:
28
02
2021
accepted:
20
07
2021
pubmed:
8
9
2021
medline:
26
11
2021
entrez:
7
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study aims to describe the demographic and employment characteristics of first-year graduates from a Victorian-based paramedicine course and investigate factors that influenced their choice in place of practice. Cross-sectional study using data from the Nursing and Allied Health Graduate Outcomes Tracking study. Victoria, Australia. First-year graduates (2019) from the Monash University range of paramedicine programs. Variables of interest included principal place of practice and the reasons for working in the current location. Over half of the 2018 paramedicine course graduates responded to the 2019 Graduate Outcomes Survey. Nearly all were registered as paramedics (including double registrants as nurses), and over a fifth were from a rural background; however, less than that were working in a rural area. Of those with complete data, the most cited reasons for current work location were 'spouse/partner's employment or career', 'opportunity for career advancement' and 'scope of practice within the role'. This study provides important insight into the factors associated with rural practice location amongst paramedicine graduates, specifically rural origin or personal, lifestyle and professional influences. The study adds to the sparse literature about paramedic practice location decision-making and highlights the need for further systematic longitudinal research examining the 'where' and 'why'.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
678-687Informations de copyright
© 2021 National Rural Health Alliance Ltd.
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