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Rural Secondary School Students Living in a Small Community: Their Attitudes, Beliefs and Perceptions towards General Practice.
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Atkinson, Kaye; Schattner, Peter; Margolis, Stephen – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2003
A survey of 177 secondary students in rural Victoria (Australia) examined attitudes towards primary health care delivery. Most students valued general practitioners, felt their doctor was an empathetic listener who used language they could understand, and felt they had reasonable access to health care. Confidentiality issues were important,…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescent Attitudes, Family Practice (Medicine), Foreign Countries
Rural Origin Medical Students: How Do They Cope with the Medical School Environment?
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Durkin, Shane R.; Bascomb, Angela; Turnbull, Deborah; Marley, John – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2003
A survey of 163 senior medical students attending a South Australian medical school found that rural students were more likely than urban students to experience stress; be concerned about getting a provider number (license); feel that consultants had little time for them; have made the decision to study medicine without pressure from others; and…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Coping, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Recall of Farm Hazards in Australian Primary School Age Children Using a 3-D Visual Cue Test.
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Page, Andrew N.; Fragar, Lyn J. – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2001
A study examining the effectiveness of a farm safety resource that employed toys and props presented the resource to 79 primary schoolchildren from 3 schools in New South Wales (Australia). Children's recall was assessed at posttests of 1, 14, and 28 days. Children exposed to the resource recalled more hazards than did control-group children.…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Agricultural Safety, Child Safety, Educational Strategies
Towards a Health Career for Rural and Remote Students: Cultural and Structural Barriers Influencing Choices.
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Durey, Angela; McNamara, Beverley; Larson, Ann – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2003
Barriers to health care careers for rural Western Australian students were examined through interviews with 209 students from 15 secondary schools, 62 parents and grandparents, 76 teachers, and 4 Aboriginal and Islander education officers. Students were constrained by isolation, cost, stereotypes, insufficient information about the diversity of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Foreign Countries, Geographic Isolation
Evaluation of the Rural South Australian Tri-Division Adolescent Health Project.
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Naccarella, Lucio – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2003
An Australian project aimed to strengthen relationships of general practitioners (GPs) with rural adolescents and school personnel through GP school visits, educational seminars on health topics for students, and student visits to GP clinics. Surveys of 5 project personnel, 6 GPs, 3 school counselors, and 30 secondary school students found…
Descriptors: Access to Health Care, Adolescent Attitudes, Adolescents, Counselor Attitudes
Rural Training and the State of Rural Health Services: Effect of Rural Background on the Perception and Attitude of First-Year Medical Students at the University of Melbourne.
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Azer, Samy A.; Simmons, David; Elliott, Susan L. – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2001
A study examined the relationship between medical students' background and their attitudes toward being trained or working as doctors in rural areas. Surveys of 97 first-year medical students at an Australian university indicated that students from rural backgrounds were more willing than urban students to be trained and to work in rural areas.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Services, Higher Education, Mass Media Effects