Abstract
Objective: This paper outlines the current psychiatry workforce shortages experienced by rural and remote communities in Australia and argues that postgraduate training in psychiatry may play a role in rectifying these healthcare access inequities.
Conclusion: Funding for postgraduate medical specialist training in Australia is undergoing a shift away from solely metropolitan-centric training schemes, based on substantial evidence over the past two decades in undergraduate medical training. Psychiatry is well placed to lead the development of dedicated postgraduate rural training path- ways to enhance recruitment and retention of an urgently required rural and remote psychiatry workforce.
Conclusion: Funding for postgraduate medical specialist training in Australia is undergoing a shift away from solely metropolitan-centric training schemes, based on substantial evidence over the past two decades in undergraduate medical training. Psychiatry is well placed to lead the development of dedicated postgraduate rural training path- ways to enhance recruitment and retention of an urgently required rural and remote psychiatry workforce.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 366-368 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Australasian Psychiatry: bulletin of The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 10 Jun 2019 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2019 |