Extended Rural Medical School Placements
Participation in an extended rural or regional medical school placement was independently associated with rural practice in the multivariate model (OR 2.51). In univariate analysis the RMIP had OR 5.88 and Pūkawakawa had OR 4.01 for rural…
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Participation in an extended rural or regional medical school placement was independently associated with rural practice in the multivariate model (OR 2.51). In univariate analysis the RMIP had OR 5.88 and Pūkawakawa had OR 4.01 for rural practice, with the difference between the two estimates not reaching statistical significance. Short rural or regional placements were not significantly associated with rural workforce outcomes. Otago's Rural Medical Immersion Programme (RMIP) is a one-year longitudinal integrated clerkship placing approximately 20 penultimate-year students fully in rural areas. Auckland's Pūkawakawa places a similar number of students in regional areas for a year, with specialty rotations and an extended rural general practice placement.