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- Title
From golden beaches to the heartland: reflections of NSW rural trainees.
- Authors
de Moore, Gregory; Smith, Kathleen; Earle, Maree
- Abstract
Objective: To describe the training experiences of rural-based psychiatry trainees in New South Wales. Method: Semistructured interviews were conducted with psychiatry trainees, rural psychiatrists and rural mental health administrators. The interviews were, for the most part, conducted face to face. Results: Three factors that make this programme work are the opportunity to start training in a rural centre, a local psychiatrist who can act as guide and mentor and the initiative of this group of registrars. Three obstacles are a perceived lack of flexibility in College guidelines, isolation from peers and insufficient support when relocating to the city for specialty terms. Conclusions: The NSW rural psychiatry training project is an exciting development. Three years on, it represents the best avenue for creating a locally based rural psychiatrist network. It stands as a model for the rest of the country.
- Subjects
NEW South Wales; PSYCHIATRISTS; PSYCHIATRY; MENTAL health personnel; MENTAL health; VIDEOCONFERENCING; MENTAL health services; MEDICAL consultants
- Publication
Australasian Psychiatry, 2006, Vol 14, Issue 1, p72
- ISSN
1039-8562
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1080/j.1440-1665.2006.02249.x