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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Gabrielle Chan

Is ‘urban narcissism’ behind rural Australia’s doctor drought?

An aerial view of outback road
A report has found obvious geographical differences in leading causes of preventable deaths rates between major cities and very remote settings. Photograph: Jenny Evans/Getty Images

“Urban narcissism” was not a term I had heard before.

It was used recently by associate professor Michael Clements, a GP in Townsville, the vice-president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and chair of the college’s rural division.

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