Elma de Vries

TL;DR: This review provides a comprehensive overview of the most important studies addressing the recruitment and retention of doctors to rural and remote areas and argues for the formulation of universal definitions to assist study comparison and future collaborative research.

TL;DR: The SOC-8 guidelines are intended to be flexible to meet the diverse health care needs of TGD people globally and offer standards for promoting optimal health care and guidance for the treatment of people experiencing gender incongruence.

TL;DR: The findings suggest that the South African situation is similar to that in other countries, with rural-origin medical students more likely to choose rural careers than urban-origin students, and Rural-origin graduates are also morelikely to choose general practice.

TL;DR: Although only 47% of respondents had made a definite career choice, 93% nevertheless indicated their first choice of specialty, and the top three influences on specialty choices were ‘Plans to have a family’, ‘Acceptable hours of practice’ and ‘Intellectual challenge’.

TL;DR: G gaps in health science curricula that have been described in different contexts are outlined, and specific educational interventions that have attempted to improve awareness, knowledge and skills related to gender-affirming health care are outlined.