Abstract
University Departments of Rural Health: is a national network of multidisciplinary academic departments in Australia making a difference?
Highlights
In 1996, the Australian Government established the first regionally based, multi-professional university department of rural health (UDRH)
From 2009 to 2013, the number of students on clinical placements within the UDRH Network increased by 19%, and the number of placement weeks grew by 33% (Table 2), resulting in an increase in average placement duration from 4.39 to 4.89 weeks
In 2013, the estimated discipline-specific access to UDRH programs ranged from 42% of annual enrolments in Dentistry to 3% of Social Work students, with an average of 18% across the 10 leading professions accessing UDRH-supported clinical placements that year
Summary
In 1996, the Australian Government established the first regionally based, multi-professional university department of rural health (UDRH). There are 12 UDRHs located across Australia. The UDRH program aims to provide education and training facilities in non-metropolitan centres, thereby helping to attract health professionals to practise in rural and remote communities. UDRHs operate as clinical academic units located within the health service sector. They have sufficient critical mass to develop and deliver academically enriched clinical education and training, and the capacity to manage and coordinate placements and undertake targeted research relevant to the region. This article evaluates the role and contribution of UDRHs to teaching, research and health service performance in rural and remote Australia, prior to expansion funding announced in 2015
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