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标题：Public Health Posting As a Motivating Factor for Medical Students to Work in Rural Areas upon Graduation
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作者：Abdul Rashid Khan
期刊名称：Journal of Education and Practice
印刷版ISSN：2222-288X
电子版ISSN：2222-288X
出版年度：2012
卷号：3
期号：8
页码：233-238
语种：English
出版社：The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE)
摘要：Background: There is a serious concern on the shortage of healthcare workforce in rural Malaysia. Aim: To describe the effect of a public health programme on the student’s motivation to work in rural areas. Methods: Students were asked to rate on how they perceived their motivation to work in rural areas after the public health posting. Results: The level of motivation for the majority of the students ranged from good (38.5%) followed by very good (27.5%), fair (24.8%), excellent (6.4%) to poor (2.8%). Overall, majority of the students had a positive perception on the three domains studied i.e. knowledge of public health and their skills in dealing with patients, their ability to work with colleagues and their perception about rural communities Conclusion: Exposing the medical students to rural communities by way of field work has helped to motivate them to work in rural areas.
关键词：Medical students; doctors; rural; motivation; Malaysia