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.
Journal
The Medical journal of Australia
ISSN: 1326-5377
Titre abrégé: Med J Aust
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 0400714
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 Oct 2024
07 Oct 2024
Historique:
received:
14
05
2024
accepted:
17
07
2024
medline:
6
10
2024
pubmed:
6
10
2024
entrez:
6
10
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To explore the results of a targeted recruitment strategy designed to attract and retain new doctors in remote and Aboriginal medical services where they can access Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) training and support to qualify as general practitioners. Two 2-hour purposeful online focus groups on the RVTS' Targeted Recruitment Strategy. Five participants and nine stakeholders with knowledge and experience of the strategy. Data were transcribed and deductively and inductively coded for themes including insights from separate project reference and stakeholder advisory groups. Perspectives of the strategy. The overarching theme was that the strategy is useful for attracting and retaining new general practitioners in areas of high need and is potentially scalable. Since 2018, 20 new doctors were recruited via the Targeted Recruitment Strategy and six of them completed the RVTS program. The strategy could better differentiate target locations because increasing communities are experiencing major general practice workforce shortages. The package of employment and training could also be more clearly defined for participants, nationally marketed and collaboratively implemented. Further, more site accreditation and ongoing risk and quality review is needed, along with intense early supports for participants who are new to both the community and general practice work. The Targeted Recruitment Strategy is still maturing but the early results suggest it is a unique and proactive model for attracting and improving access to general practitioners in places with high needs. It could be strengthened through formal agreements between communities and agencies, ensuring coordinated implementation, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and developing clear pathways for risk and quality management.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
S23-S28Subventions
Organisme : Department of Health and Aged Care through funding for the Remote Vocational Training Scheme.
Informations de copyright
© 2024 The Author(s). Medical Journal of Australia published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of AMPCo Pty Ltd.
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