Use of clinical placements as a means of recruiting health care students to underserviced areas in Southeastern Ontario: Part 1 – Student perspectives

OBJECTIVE: This two-part study examines the present gap between financial and educational incentives required and the recruitment strategies used to draw health science students to underserviced areas in Southeastern Ontario. Part 1 explores the impact of offering travel stipends, rent-free accommodation and interprofessional educational opportunities to health science students on their willingness to participate in clinical placements in …