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Northern Ontario School of Medicin n this issue of theMJA, Playford and colleagues report research which I found that undergraduate rural clinical school immersion increases the likelihood that students who begin medical school intending to practise in rural areas will actually enter the rural medicalworkforce after graduation.The authors conclude that: “Rural background, rural intention and rural experience during medical school all need to be factored into programs for redressing deficits in rural workforce levels programs.” This report provides evidence that supports recentAustraliangovernment initiatives aimedat strengthening the education and training pathway to rural practice.