PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Rose Singleton TI - The benefits of rural training: Producing the expert generalists of the future AID - 10.7861/fhj.2019-0071 DP - 2020 Feb 01 TA - Future Healthcare Journal PG - 50--52 VI - 7 IP - 1 4099 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/1/50.short 4100 - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/1/50.full SO - Future Healthc J2020 Feb 01; 7 AB - Most doctors in the UK train in urban areas and tertiary centres are considered centres of excellence for training, with rural district general hospitals often seen as a training backwater. However, there are huge benefits to training in rural areas, particularly with an ageing population, increased medical complexity and a shift of care from hospitals to the community. This article examines the benefits of rural training and looks at its role in producing the ‘expert generalists’ of the future.