Australia Spends $700 Million to Get Medical Specialists to Rural Areas

Australia Spends $700 Million to Get Medical Specialists to Rural Areas
Australia is encouraging more doctors to work in the bush. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
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Australia is setting aside more than $700 million (US$523 million) to train local doctors in the specialties areas—including dermatology, sport and exercise medicine, and psychiatry—and increase their placement in regional Australia.

In the latest federal budget to be released in just under a week, the Australian government has pledged $708.6 million (US$530 million) to run the medical specialist training program.