title: Rural practice and retention in New Zealand: an examination of New Zealand-trained and foreign-trained doctors.
abstract: In this paper we examine the problems New Zealand faces with regards the identified shortage and uneven distribution of medical practitioners across urban and rural areas. In particular, we examine the extent to which the origin of training and location of practice affect the mobility of medical practitioners over the period 2000-2008. We find that foreign-trained doctors have a greater propensity to practice in minor urban and rural areas, and in less affluent communities, than New Zealand (domestic)-trained doctors. We also find that mobility among doctors is becoming more pronounced in recent years, with doctors generally being more mobile, with movement out of rural areas and doctors leaving practice in New Zealand being areas of particular concern.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Arlene
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garces-Ozanne
authors.forename: Ameline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yow
authors.forename: Rick
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Audas
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D005550:Foreign Medical Graduates / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D058006:General Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008511:Medicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009520:New Zealand; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011365:Professional Practice Location / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012042:Registries; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D019035:Rural Health Services; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019037:Urban Health Services; D000078329:Workforce