title: Guiding principles for successful innovation in regional medical education development.
abstract: This is an era of extraordinary expansion in medical education in both the developed and developing world. This article reflects on the author's experience in implementing new regional medical education programs, and distils ten principles to guide successful innovation once funding for such development has been achieved.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, James Cook University, Queensland, Australia. richard.hays@jcu.edu.au
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Hays
mesh_terms: D001315:Australia; D003479:Curriculum; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends