The Rural Locums Initiative centralizes and shares information and resources among locums. It also enhances supports to ensure more physicians are comfortably incorporated into the locum pool. The availability of this pool supports recruitment, retention and resilience in rural British Columbia.
“Looking ahead, we want to provide more opportunities to learners to partner with rural locums for educational opportunities. Not only will these opportunities potentially build more interest in rural locum work, but it will also build capacity and a community of practice in rural settings.”
Explore the Numbers
17 Luncheon participants
gathered at the 2022 Rural Heath Conference to express an interest in rural locuming.
66 Members
in the Rural Locums Initiative forum.
Plans for the Future
During the upcoming year, the Rural Locums Initiative is planning to continue their work on a province-wide study into locum coverage for mid-sized communities is currently in ethics application.
