Keeping Pace: A Critical Longitudinal Analysis of the Psychosocial Determinants of Seeding Success in Educating Home-Grown Doctors for Regional Communities

澳大利亚目前的医疗劳动力状况，如果不加以控制，将会看到农村和地区社区医生短缺的加深。阐明心理社会驱动因素对医学教育结果的影响，将确定有效的实用策略，为成功播下种子。这项研究的结果有可能通过提出新的解决方案来“打破”服务不足地区医生短缺的循环：提高澳大利亚加强本土医学教育的能力；解决区域医生短缺问题；并在社区和个人层面建立能力。本研究对未来国内及国际医学教育具有重要意义。

Australia currently has a medical workforce situation which, if unchecked, will see a deepening of the shortage of doctors in rural & regional communities. Elucidating the impact of psychosocial drivers on medical education outcomes will identify potent practical strategies that seed success. The outcomes of this research have the potential to 'break the cycle' of doctor shortages in underserved areas by generating new solutions to: improve Australia's capacity to strengthen home-grown medical education; address doctor shortages regionally; and build capacity at community and individual levels. This research has important implications for the future of home-grown medical education nationally and internationally.