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Table 2 Number and proportion of recruits across eligible professions

From: Attraction, recruitment and distribution of health professionals in rural and remote Australia: early results of the Rural Health Professionals Program

Profession

Recruits (N)

Nurse

100 (29%)

Physiotherapist

75 (21%)

Dentist

37 (11%)

Social worker

30 (9%)

Occupational therapist

24 (7%)

Pharmacist

23 (7%)

Psychologist

13 (4%)

Dietitian

10 (3%)

Podiatrist

6 (2%)

Othera

31 (9%)

Total

349b

  1. a‘Other’ includes Aboriginal health workers, audiologists, chiropractors, exercise physiologists, mental health professionals, midwives, optometrists, osteopaths, radiographers and speech pathologists.
  2. bPercentages add up to 102% due to rounding.