Chronic regional doctor shortage

RECRUITING and retaining rural healthcare professionals is a constant battle for regional clinics who struggle to draw city doctors out of Metropolitan Melbourne. Now some universities are targeting regional medical students to help meet the growing demand of regional and rural communities. Photo: SUPPLIED.
Eliza Sears

ATTRACTING and retaining doctors to regional areas is not a new problem, it has long been a reality of regional and rural living.

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