Graduate health workforce study

Monash Rural Health researchers collaborate with researchers from five other Australian Universities to better understand graduate outcomes of nursing and allied health courses. Known as the Nursing and Allied Health Graduate Outcomes Tracking (NAHGOT) study, the project collects and analyses data on student’s origins, demographics, clinical placements, intentions for future practice, and where students go on to practice as health professionals. Data sources include University administrative databases, surveys and the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra). This research aims to better understand why nursing, midwifery, and allied health graduates choose to work in metropolitan or rural/regional settings. We want to explore some factors that influence their decisions about where they work, including: · Rural origin (background) · Clinical placement experiences during their university degree · Practice intentions · Student educational settings Findings from this research could be used to inform university process, as well as, workforce planning and strategy, and could be used to support better access to health services in rural settings through health workforce and health service planning in rural communities. Please contact us if you want to discuss these potential research opportunities further.