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G’Day!. Francine Riley Student Initiatives Senior Project Officer. Health Careers in the Bush program: Encouraging rural and remote students towards health careers. 22 nd June 2010. Today…. Why am I here?. Where is Brisbane, Australia?. What is Health Workforce Queensland?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
G’Day!
Francine Riley
Student InitiativesSenior Project Officer
Health Careers in the Bush program:Encouraging rural and remote students
towards health careers.22nd June 2010
Today…
What is Health Workforce Queensland?
Why am I here?
What is Health Careers in the Bush?
Where is Brisbane, Australia?
Why am I here?
1. To contribute to the sharing of information, ideas and tips between like minded organisations around the world
2. To learn from your programs and your successes
3. To raise awareness of our efforts in Queensland, Australia
4. To see the sights! (My first visit to America)
Capital City is Canberra
Where is Brisbane, Australia?
BRISBANE
Where is Brisbane, Australia?
From Desert to Snow and everything in
between…
BRISBANE
Where is Brisbane, Australia?
Where is Brisbane, Australia?
Close to home…
Close to home…
Health Workforce Queensland
We are primarily funded by the Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing
to
Support Primary Health Care in rural and remote communities in
Queensland
Health Workforce Queensland
Funded to provide
services to rural and remote
areas only
Our Teams and ‘The Pipeline’
Student Initiatives Team: Health Careers in the Bush
Student Initiatives Team: Universities and Rural Health Clubs
ATTRACTIONHigh School &
University
RECRUITMENTDomestic and International
RETENTIONGeneral
Practitioners
Recruitment Team:Private GP Recruitment
& Migration service
Quality Use of Medicines Team:Drug treatment guidance to GP’s
Data & Research Team:
Policy Development
Medical Education and Training Team:
GP Professional Development
QRMFN: GP Family Support
Recruitment Team:
GP Locum support
Our Teams and ‘The Pipeline’
Student Initiatives Team: Health Careers in the Bush
Student Initiatives Team: Universities and Rural Health Clubs
ATTRACTIONHigh School &
University
RECRUITMENTDomestic and International
RETENTIONGeneral
Practitioners
Recruitment Team:Private GP Recruitment
& Migration service
Quality Use of Medicines Team:Drug treatment guidance to GP’s
Data & Research Team:
Policy Development
Medical Education and Training Team:
GP Professional Development
QRMFN: GP Family Support
Recruitment Team:
GP Locum support
Recruitment team
1. End-to-end recruitment service for private rural and remote General Practice and Aboriginal Medical Services
2. Migration service
3. Locum service
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
Recruitment team
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
1. 1169 GP’s employed in rural and remote QLD at 30/11/09 (increase of 39 from 30/11/08)
2. 579 (49.6%) of them obtained basic medical qualification overseas
3. UK (90), India (89), South Africa (78), United State of America (1)
Recruitment team
1. Increase of GP recruits for rural practice 19 recruits Jul04 – Jun0544 recruits Jul 08 – Jun09100% of recruits received orientation
2. An average of 75 locum placements coordinated each year since 2005
RECRUITMENT & RETENTION
Medical Education & Training team
1. Providing access to quality education and training for GP’s in Queensland
2. Procedural and Non-Procedural WorkshopsE.g. Rural Emergency Medicine, Emergency Paediatrics, Women’s Health and Skin Cancer
3. All workshops are accredited by our GP training colleges for Continuing Professional Development points
RETENTION
Medical Education & Training team
2007: 253 delegates over 13 workshops2008: 442 delegates over 28 workshops2009: 400 delegates over 27 workshops
92% of delegates in 2009 agreed or strongly agreed that workshop attendance helped alleviate professional isolation
96% of delegates agreed or strongly agreed that they gained confidence in practicing rurally
RETENTION
Queensland Rural Medical Family Network
Providing support to spouses and families of ourrural doctors
Orientation Kit for new rural families
Newsletter and network of volunteers for peersupport
Small grants available to facilitate networkingevents in their community
RETENTION
Quality Use of Medicines team
Providing unbiased, evidence-based advice on drug treatment and other initiatives to rural GP’s
350 rural GP’s participated in education visits Jul08-Jun09
Topics include Treating the symptoms of Dementia and Early use of Insulin and oral antidiabetic drugs
RETENTION
Data Research and Evaluation team
Maintaining a comprehensive information system in relation to the rural and remote medical workforce
Workforce modelling, monitoring and analysis of trends and issues
Reliable, accurate and timely data to influence policy for the rural medical workforce
RETENTION
My team: Student Initiatives
Three main ‘hats’
1.University Rural Health Club support
2.Other University support
3.Health Careers in the Bush Program
ATTRACTION
1. University Rural Health Club support
Supporting these clubs to provide positive rural health experiences to their members
Contracted as TROHPIQ’s administrators
Provide governance and business advice
Provide conference sponsorship
Provide access to our Education Workshops
Clubs are primarily funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
My team: Student Initiatives
Advocacy for the clubs to the Deans and Vice Chancellors of their Universities
Annual General Practice ‘Dinner of Excellence’
Sponsorship of JCU Graduation
2. Other University support
My team: Student Initiatives
Member of the Health Careers in the Bush Alliance
Health Career Workshops (Camps) since 1994
Rural High School Visits since 2004
Website and resources
Evaluations and tracking
3. Health Careers in the Bush Program
My team: Student Initiatives
Health Careers in the Bush
Health Career Workshops (Camps)
Junior, Senior & Indigenous (4 per year)
4 days (live in)
University, Hospital and health facility tours and lectures
Funded and coordinated by Queensland Health
Health Careers in the BushHealth Career Workshops
Testimonials“Thank you for letting me come and learn a whole new world for me. Thank you”
“I really enjoyed this, it has helped a lot with my future career choices, I would recommend this workshop to others”
“Thank you for allowing me to be a part of this workshop, it has been a great help to learn and discover about different health professions…”
“It has changed my views on everything. The opportunities you have provided me with are excellent.”
Where do they come from?
1300 students between 1994-2009
4 Workshops per year on average
Health Careers in the Bush
Rural High School Visits
3 – 4 day road trips around Queensland
Facilitated by the Rural Health Club members (University students who have ‘been there, done that’)
Training, logistical coordination, printed booklets and equipment provided by Health Workforce Queensland
Funded by Health Workforce Queensland and the Rural Health Clubs
Health Careers in the BushRural High School Visits
Testimonials
“How they told us what it was like at uni, I feel now like I'm more motivated for my future career”
“Hearing experiences from present students and how they are enjoying their courses”
“They knew what they were talking about and could answer any questions. Hands on activities were cool”
“The presentation really made me think about working in the health careers”
Where do we go?
5-8 schools per trip 5-40 students per
school= around 1000
students per year
Increased the number of schools visited from 17 to 39 per year since
2006
Health Careers in the Bush
Why do we do it?Break down the perceived barriers of entering a health career
Illustrate the wide variety of exciting health professions
Explain that it’s not all about getting the top mark at school (although completing Year 12 is an advantage)
That university students from rural areas have been there and done that (and are loving it) so you can too!
Evaluations - WorkshopsIn 2004 there was a Research Evaluation Project conducted for all workshop participants between 1994 and 2002
Out of 70 students interviewed 63 were either employed in the health industry or studying to do so
The top three factors contributing to their career choice were:1.Self interest (62 rated as very high or high)2.Attendance at HCW (34)3.OP Score (27)
Health Careers in the Bush
Evaluations – Rural School Visits
Three forms of feedback
Student satisfaction
Teacher satisfaction
Facilitator satisfaction
A formal research project on the influence of RHSV for high school students is difficult. But anecdotally…it helps!
RHSV is not only beneficial to the school students but to the facilitators as well. Could a rural town they visit be their future workplace one day?
Health Careers in the Bush
Health Careers in the Bush
Evaluations – Rural School Visits
Currently considering ways to improve our ‘tracking’ of high school students
E.g. Membership forms of the Rural Health ClubsAd hoc data collection through chatting to students, hearing from doctors and asking HCW and RHSV mentors
Limited $ for research
Closer relationship with universities and input into their selection processes is required
Health Careers in the Bush
Resources
www.healthcareersinthebush.com
Profiles on over 26 health professions
Includes up to date OP scores and pre-requisites
Careers in TAFE
Scholarships and Grants database
3 videos produced
CD-Rom, printed booklet and pens!
Health Careers in the Bush
www.healthworkforce.com.au
www.healthcareersinthebush.com
www.nrhsn.org.au
[email protected]: +61 7 3105 7800
Thank You!