title: Rural Medical Education in New Zealand.
abstract: Despite a large number of yearly medical graduates, rural New Zealand is faced with a scarcity of practicing physicians. Opportunities to learn and practice in rural settings start at the undergraduate level and extend to practicing physicians. There are a number of different programs available to facilitate rural medical education for all students and physicians. These programs will be discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of GP and Rural Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago.
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.affiliation: Emergency Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland.
authors.forename: Tia
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Renouf
keywords: education; new zealand; rural medicine