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Hilde Grimstad er professor i allmenn- og atferdsmedisin og leder for PLUS (Senter for pedagogikk, læring og undervisning) ved NTNU.
Articles by Hilde Grimstad
Doctors educated in Bodø – who are they and where do they work?
- Åsa Langen Westlie,
- Margrete Gaski,
- Birgit Abelsen,
- Hilde Grimstad,
- Eirik Hugaas Ofstad
13.01.2022:
The 2019 report of the Grimstad committee concluded that medical education capacity in Norway was too low and recommended increasing it by 440 medical students annually (1). Offering medical studies at more health institutions was proposed as a strategy for increasing the number of students. Studies...
Educational interventions to ensure provision of doctors in rural areas – a systematic review
- Birgit Abelsen,
- Anette Fosse,
- Margrete Gaski,
- Hilde Grimstad
10.01.2022:
In Norway, there is a broad consensus that all inhabitants should be entitled to equal access to health services, irrespective of factors such as place of residence. This entitlement is challenged by problems in recruiting and retaining health personnel in rural communities and smaller hospitals. We...
Should we train doctors where they are needed?
- Hilde Grimstad
21.08.2017:
Many rural communities in Norway have difficulty recruiting doctors, especially general practitioners. Would it help if more of the training could take place in rural areas? There is broad political consensus in Norway that the population should have access to good-quality health services...