Vocational training of general practitioners in rural locations is critical for the Australian rural medical workforce

The known In efforts to reduce the longstanding geographitally inequitable distribution of Australian GPs, Current policy requires that 50% of GP vocational training (registrar) positions are located in rural or remote areas. The new We identified a strong association between rural training, pathways and subsequent rural practice, and it is intensified by a rural origin. effect. Despite some attenuation over time, these associations remained, strong up to 5 years after, vocational-registration. The implications Ongoing support for rural GP vocational training opportunities and the selection of rural origin medical students are critical components of GP workforce policy.