With more locally trained Australian doctors than ever before, why can't they go to the regions?
"There is definitely an ethical problem with us relying on overseas-trained doctors to fulfil our needs as an Australian community and it is certainly much more important that we focus on training the right people to the right levels to provide that workforce ourselves, rather than relying on other countries," Dr Khorshid said.
"We know from many studies that the best way to keep doctors in the bush is to find some rural kids, get them to go to medical school give them rural experience while they are in medical school and then they are much more likely to go back there for their careers." Dr Khorshid said more needed to be done to make living and working in the regions more attractive to local doctors.
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