Pharmacy students' intention to practise in a rural setting: Measuring the impact of a rural curriculum, rural campus and rural placement on a predominantly metropolitan student cohort

Taylor, SJ; Maharaj, P; Williams, K; Sheldrake, C

Pharmacy students' intention to practise in a rural setting: Measuring the impact of a rural curriculum, rural campus and rural placement on a predominantly metropolitan student cohort

Taylor, SJ Maharaj, P Williams, K

Sheldrake, C

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Citation:: Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2009, 17 (6), pp. 305 - 309
Issue Date:: 2009-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Taylor, SJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Maharaj, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Williams, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5094-243X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Sheldrake, C	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2009, 17 (6), pp. 305 - 309	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1038-5282	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/15682
dc.description.abstract	Objective: To compare pharmacy students' intention to practise in a rural setting expressed in their first year of university with that expressed during their final year. Design: Longitudinal survey of students in their first and final years. Setting: Tertiary educational institution. Participants: Predominantly metropolitan pharmacy students. Interventions: Students were exposed to a rural curriculum, rural campus and rural placement or rural placement alone during their degree. Main outcome measure: Change in proportion of students expressing an intention to practise in a rural setting following registration. Results: The proportion of respondents who indicated an intention to practise in a rural setting was 21.6% (27/125) in 2006 compared with 11.2% (14/125) in 2003. This was a statistically significant increase of 10.4% (P = . 0.001) over the four years. Positive influences on students' intention to practise in a rural setting were: rural background (P = . 0.012); rural placement (either two weeks or 12 weeks) (P = . 0.002); having been enrolled in the BPharm (Rural) (P = . 0.001). Conclusions: This study confirmed the work of others in that the students most likely to express an intention to practise in a rural setting were those from a rural background who elected to undertake and complete a rural degree involving a rural placement. A follow-up survey will be conducted to establish whether their stated intention as students has translated to rural practice in reality. © 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 National Rural Health Alliance Inc.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Rural Health	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/j.1440-1584.2009.01102.x	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Longitudinal Studies	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Career Choice	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Schools, Pharmacy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Students, Pharmacy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Rural Population	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Rural Health Services	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Australia	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Young Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Workforce	en_US
dc.title	Pharmacy students' intention to practise in a rural setting: Measuring the impact of a rural curriculum, rural campus and rural placement on a predominantly metropolitan student cohort	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	17	en_US
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utslib.for	11 Medical and Health Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	16 Studies in Human Society	en_US
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pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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Abstract:

Objective: To compare pharmacy students' intention to practise in a rural setting expressed in their first year of university with that expressed during their final year. Design: Longitudinal survey of students in their first and final years. Setting: Tertiary educational institution. Participants: Predominantly metropolitan pharmacy students. Interventions: Students were exposed to a rural curriculum, rural campus and rural placement or rural placement alone during their degree. Main outcome measure: Change in proportion of students expressing an intention to practise in a rural setting following registration. Results: The proportion of respondents who indicated an intention to practise in a rural setting was 21.6% (27/125) in 2006 compared with 11.2% (14/125) in 2003. This was a statistically significant increase of 10.4% (P = . 0.001) over the four years. Positive influences on students' intention to practise in a rural setting were: rural background (P = . 0.012); rural placement (either two weeks or 12 weeks) (P = . 0.002); having been enrolled in the BPharm (Rural) (P = . 0.001). Conclusions: This study confirmed the work of others in that the students most likely to express an intention to practise in a rural setting were those from a rural background who elected to undertake and complete a rural degree involving a rural placement. A follow-up survey will be conducted to establish whether their stated intention as students has translated to rural practice in reality. © 2009 The Authors. Journal compilation © 2009 National Rural Health Alliance Inc.

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