Regional Victoria physician subspecialty training and workforce: the current state of play

Intern Med J. 2022 Feb;52(2):310-314. doi: 10.1111/imj.15679.

Abstract

This report outlines the advantages and barriers to working and training in regional Victoria with an aim to provide future researchers with data points to address the maldistribution of medical specialists in regional Australia. Some of the advantages are positive job satisfaction, collegiality and good work-life balance, while increased workload and insufficient number of specialists were reported as disadvantages.

Keywords: clinician maldistribution; general medicine; rural health.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Medicine*
  • Physicians*
  • Rural Health Services*
  • Victoria
  • Workforce