RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The benefits of rural training: Producing the expert generalists of the future
JF Future Healthcare Journal
JO Future Healthc J
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 50
OP 52
DO 10.7861/fhj.2019-0071
VO 7
IS 1
A1 Rose Singleton
YR 2020
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/1/50.abstract
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.