Getting the levers right: a way forward for rural medicine

Getting the levers right: a way forward for rural medicine.

Anyone who has spent time in the bush knows that if you have seen one rural town, you have only seen one rural town. Tamworth is not the same as Cooktown or Bendigo . . . or any of the towns in between. Different locations across rural Australia vary in their level of attractiveness to doctors and what medical skills they may require. Regardless of a location’s attractiveness, without appropria...

Decentralization : the Way Forward for Rural Development ? '

Clinical academic medicine: the way forward.

The UK has an excellent record of producing physician scientists who have become international leaders and achieved major breakthroughs in both the clinical and scientific arenas. Indeed, it is the very combination of training in both the clinical and scientific disciplines that has been the core strength of academic medicine in the UK, and which has enabled UK universities to maintain their le...

Handheld computers in medicine: the way forward.

Handheld computers are now a common sight in medicine, but there are scarce data on who actually uses them and what functions are found to be most useful. This is the first study of handheld computer use in a British hospital, and shows that there is already considerable use and acceptance of the technology, with 22 of 55 (40%) physicians possessing and using such a device. Doctors in training ...

Postgraduate family medicine training in Singapore--a new way forward.

Postgraduate Family Medicine (FM) training is important to train future primary care doctors to provide accessible and cost effective healthcare. In Singapore, a structured postgraduate FM training programme has been available for 20 years. This programme is characterised by involvement of both FM and non-FM doctors, well written modules and a rigorous assessment process. However, challenges fa...