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Non clinical rural and remote competencies: Can they be defined?
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Bell, EJ and Walker, JH and Allen, R and MacCarrick, G and Albert, E, Non clinical rural and remote competencies: Can they be defined?, Focus on Health Professional Education, 11, (2) pp. 28-41. ISSN 1442-1100 (2010) [Refereed Article]
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Abstract
This paper aims to explore what non
clinical rural and remote competencies
are and how they have been described
in different contexts. The findings are
based on searches for publicly available
national (and any international)
curriculum statements of rural and
remote practice published by agencies
relevant to rural and remote medical
practice, both government and non
government, across the globe. The
national statements of non clinical rural
and remote competencies considered
in this paper suggest that these
competencies can be wide-ranging.
They include specific kinds of content
knowledge, high level problem-solving
in specific contexts, skills in managing professional identity and ethical selfawareness,
as well as teamwork skills and
public health management skills. The
paper concludes that there is insufficient
evidence to specify how different non
clinical rural and remote competencies
are from non clinical competencies
per se. However, the models examined
suggest that, far from being undefinable,
non clinical rural and remote
competencies can be complex and
multi-faceted, reflecting the demands of
rural and remote contexts. The welldeveloped
models of these competencies
that exist and the strong interest in
many countries in producing them,
suggest their importance for not only
better preparation of rural and remote
practitioners, but also well-rounded
medical professionals generally.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Rural and remote competencies, medical curriculum design, non clinical medical competencies |
| Research Division: | Education |
| Research Group: | Curriculum and pedagogy |
| Research Field: | Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy |
| Objective Division: | Health |
| Objective Group: | Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) |
| Objective Field: | Rural and remote area health |
| UTAS Author: | Bell, EJ (Associate Professor Erica Bell) |
| UTAS Author: | Walker, JH (Professor Judi Walker) |
| ID Code: | 60686 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Deposited By: | UTAS Centre for Rural Health |
| Deposited On: | 2010-02-16 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-12-07 |
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