Perceptions of Improved Wellbeing and Social Isolation Among Medical Students During Rural Clinical School (RCS) Placements: A Six-Year Analysis.

Aust J Rural Health · 2026 · PMC13093008 · PMID 42003270

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medical education medical school mental health rural placement social connectedness 3.3 Change in Perception of Social Isolation Among Medical Students A yearly average of 30.3% of respondents reported feeling socially isolated during their RCS placement, with an increase of almost 2% from 2017 to 2022, which approached but did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.010).

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