Lessons to be learnt from rural medical education in Northern Ontario

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Lessons to be learnt from rural medical education in Northern Ontario

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John and Sue Burton, Northern Ontario
John and Sue Burton commuting to work at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine in provincial Sudbury

Inspired by a meeting with the dean of Northern Ontario Medical School, Kawhia GP John Burton and his wife Sue accepted an offer to visit the school for three months. There they have found some useful insight into how to train health professionals for rural communities, insight that can help with decisions to be made in New Zealand

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