BRISBANE, Queensland, March 18 -- The Queensland Cabinet issued text of the following statement:

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services

The Honourable Tim Nicholls

Record number of future doctors join regional career path

* Record number of future doctors enrol in Regional Medical Pathway, training future doctors in Central Queensland and Wide Bay. * Local universities and Hospital and Health Services partner to meet regional healthcare needs. * The program provides a sustainable "home-grown" career pathway for regional and ruralQueenslanders to train and work closer to home.

The Crisafulli Government is growing regional Queensland's medical workforce, with a record number of students set to kick off their health careers in regio...