Abstract: Rural placements are an important component of rural medical education programs seeking to develop rural practice pathways for medical students. These placements are usually domestic, but James Cook University in Australia developed an international rural placement program in the first half of the medical course that was funded through bursaries. This study explores how the international rural placement helped to shape the lives (personal development and learning) of the participants, using Transformational Learning Theory as a framework for identifying and describing the transformational elements, process and impact of the program.
Suggested Citation
Malau-Aduli, Bunmi S., Jones, Karina, Smith, Amy M., Sen Gupta, Tarun, Hays, Richard B.,
2022,
Understanding medical students’ transformative experiences of early preclinical international rural placement over a 20-year period,
Volume:22, Journal Article,
viewed 09 February 2025,
https://www.nintione.com.au/?p=38305.