Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Rationale and protocol for the Nursing and Allied Health Graduate Outcomes Tracking (NAHGOT) study: a large-scale longitudinal investigation of graduate practice destinations

Dr Keith Sutton

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Lecturer in Rural Mental Health

Australia

Mental Health Mental Health Workforce Rural and Remote Mental Health

Dr Alison Beauchamp

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Senior Lecturer and Graduate Research Coordinator

A/Prof Tony Smith

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Academic Lead – Research

Australia

I am a radiographer/academic and Associate Professor and Deputy Director of the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health. I am based in Taree on the New South Wales Mid-North Coast, where I look after undergrad and postgrad students, organise continuing education for clinical colleagues and research rural health and interprofessional workforce issues. I am interested in interprofessional boundaries in rural health care delivery and their effect on service quality and efficiency. The topic of my PhD, which I completed in 2006, was the role of nurse and GP limited license x-ray operators in remote and rural NSW. It was a qualitative study using in-depth interviews of rural radiographers, rural nurses and rural GPs about their experiences and perceptions surrounding limited x-ray licensing of non-radiographers. I also have extensive cross-disciplinary teaching experience in this field. This has led me to explore issues of rural health professional practice and workforce planning. My current area of interest is the boundaries that exist betwwen health professionals in rural practice.

Dr Susan Waller

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript

position: Adjunct Senior Research Fellow

Dr Susan Waller is an Assistant Professor in Medical Education at the UAE University in Al Ain.She is also an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash Rural Health. Susan's PhD in Interprofessional Education was awarded by the University of Queensland in 2010. Susan has a Masters in Physiotherapy (Paediatrics). My research and educational interests are in Interprofessional Education and Practice, Rural health and Rural Health workforce, Technology in health service and education,Teaching Clinical Skills and Transition to Practice, Mentoring and Developmental Paediatrics.

A/Prof Leanne Brown

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript

position: Academic Lead - Teaching and Learning

Australia

Dietetic workforce issues in rural areas. Best practice dietetic services in rural areas. Nutrition and diet issues.

Dr Karin Fisher

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript

position: Research Academic

Australia

Workforce issues Population health issues Sexual Health Rural health

Mr Mark Woodfield

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Senior Data Manager & Placements Officer

Ms Laura Major

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Rural Health Education Manager

Australia

Monash University Rural Health Education Manager.

Dr Julie Depczynski

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Post Doctoral Research Fellow

Prof Vincent Versace

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Director

Professor Versace has resided in south west Victoria since the submission of his PhD in 2007 (he commenced in 2004). This degree was conferred in 2008 and his thesis was submitted on time and was accepted without change following review. Being geographically tied to an area with limited research possibilities has resulted in an early publication record that spans many disciplines. This changed in late 2012 when he joined Greater Green Triangle University Department of Rural Health (GGT UDRH) in Warrnambool, which marked his move into population and public health research (GGT UDRH has since transitioned to Deakin Rural Health in 2016). Since 2013 he has co-authored over twenty peer-reviewed publications that include RCTs, observational studies, investigation of socio-cultural and rural disadvantage, patient health misperception and engagement strategies, study protocols, chronic disease screening, and program evaluation. Complementing his research is his active interest in supervising and mentoring students. He has supervised PhD projects to completion and provides support to medical students and registrars from a range of disciplines with their research endeavours.

Prof Darryl Maybery

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Director of Research and Professor

Australia

I am Professor of Rural Mental Health at Monash University School of Rural Health. My research interests are in the area of rural mental health and particularly in the area of families with parental mental illness.

Dr Luke Wakely

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Senior Lecturer

Australia

Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy & Academic Team Leader- North West University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health Research interests include: Rural workforce Equity in service delivery Premature Infants Parenting Child Development Interprofessional Learning Paediatric Physiotherapy Clinical Education