Make sure you are ready to begin the rural placement.
Be familiar with University and School requirements for the rural placement.
Be familiar with University resources to help with the challenges of a rural placement.
Access resources to help with travelling during a rural placement.
Access resources to help with expenses during a rural placement.
Make sure there is an orientation to the rural clinical learning environment.

Electronic Journals

Australian Journal of Rural and Remote Health

The Australian Journal of Rural Health is a multidisciplinary refereed journal that contributes to the accumulation of knowledge of rural health in Australia. The Journal aims to establish a national and international reputation for the quality of its scholarly discourse and value to rural health professionals. In 1999 the Australian Journal of Rural Health became the official journal of the National Rural Health Alliance, which is the peak body for rural and remote health organisations in Australia. It can be freely accessed through the UTAS library electronic journal system at: http://www.utas.edu.au/library/info/ej/

Rural and Remote Health Online

Rural and Remote Health serves rural and remote communities throughout the world by providing a community forum and specific health-related information at national and international levels. Free access to full text journal articles is achieved at: http://www.rrh.org.au/home/defaultnew.asp

Health Sociology Review

An international, scholarly, peer-reviewed journal, Health Sociology Review explores the contribution of sociology and sociological research methods to the understanding of health and illness; to health policy, promotion and practice; and to equity, social justice, social policy and social work. Health Sociology Review publishes at least one topic-based special issue per annum and this year produced a Symposium on Rural Health: Patients and Practitioners, published in Volume 13 Number 2 (December 2004). Free access to full text journal articles is achieved at: http://hsr.e-contentmanagement.com/vol13-2/

Rural Sociology

Rural Sociology reaches an international audience of social scientists, policy makers, and agency professionals concerned with rural people, places, and problems. It provides a forum for cutting edge research that explores inter-disciplinary approaches to emerging issues, new approaches to older questions and material, and policy relevant discussions of rural development, environmental impacts, the structure of food and agricultural production, and rural-urban linkages. In addition to its long-time interest in sociological approaches to rural policy challenges, RS also emphasizes a variety of other issues such as community revitalization and rural demographic changes. It can be freely accessed through the UTAS library electronic journal system at: http://www.utas.edu.au/library/info/ej/

Sociologia Ruralis

Sociologia Ruralis reflects the diversity of European social-science research on rural areas and related issues. The complexity and diversity of rural problems require multi and interdisciplinary approaches. Over the past 40 years Sociologia Ruralis has been an international forum for social scientists engaged in a wide variety of disciplines focusing on social, political and cultural aspects of rural development. Sociologia Ruralis covers a wide range of subjects, ranging from farming, natural resources and food systems to rural communities, rural identities and the restructuring of rurality. It can be freely accessed through the UTAS library electronic journal system at: http://www.utas.edu.au/library/info/ej/

 
 
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