Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Leveraging the Bonded Medical Places Scheme to attract and retain doctors in rural areas: the role of Regional Training Hubs

Beatriz  Cuesta-Briand

Dr Beatriz Cuesta-Briand ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Research Fellow


Denese  Playford

A/Prof Denese Playford

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Associate Professor

Australia

I work as medical educator for The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia, reaching academics in 14 widely distributed sites and approximately 90 students per annum, to ensure assessment is standardised, curriculum is well supported, and evaluation is conducted each year.

I am interested in the development of a rural workforce, describing workforce trends, and building local communities of practice. I'm also interested in service learning as a way of engaging medical students' values and transformative learning as a way to change students' perspectives about what's important in their work and life.


Andrew B Kirke

Dr Andrew Kirke ORCID logo

qualifications: MBBS

contribution: Critical revision

position: Director

Australia

Clinical interests: Rural general practice,Obstetrics Research interests: Gestational diabetes, rural obstetrics, screening in general practice


David  Oldham

Dr David Oldham

qualifications: MBBS

contribution: Critical revision

position: Director of Medical Education


David  Atkinson

Prof David Atkinson

qualifications: MBBS, MPH

contribution: Critical revision

position: Regional Training Hub Lead

Australia

Prof David Atkinson Works for: the University of WA and Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service Areas of interest: Aboriginal health, community control, remote and rural health service evaluation, medical education


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