Profiles And Contributions To This Article
Why do some medical graduates lose their intention to practise rurally?
qualifications: BSN
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript
position: Registered Nurse, Medicinae ac Chirurgiae Doctoranda (MChD) student
qualifications: Master of Culture Health and Medicine, Advanced (VCHAM)
contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Research Officer
Suzanne has a background in community development, working in both the private and public domains. She has experience as the Executive Director of a national disability organisation and during this time sat on numerous national and state committees where her input to research on social participation was integral in delivering key reports. In 2016, she completed qualitative research on the lived experiences of students with dyslexia in the ACT education system. Suzanne currently is working with the ANU Medical School as the Manager of HealthANSWERS and as a Research Officer in the Rural Clinical School where she is working on areas such as rural recruitment and retention, and intern experiences in rural locations.
qualifications: MBBS, FRACGP, MIH, SFHEA
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor Rural Health
Australia
Malcolm worked in Australian rural general practice for 13 years before starting further study and research activity. He has worked in Albury, Nepal, Broken Hill and Canberra. His research interests are clinical communication - particularly handover and patient-centred communication; remote health; rural medical education; and inter-professional learning. He is now working in S-E NSW at the ANU Rural Clinical School, based in Canberra.
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