Understanding rural pharmacists’ perspectives: lived experiences and insights associated with rural recruitment and retention

Assoc Prof Daniel Terry

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Associate Professor (Nursing)

Australia

Daniel, BN MntlHlth, MBA, PhD RN, has extensive post-doctoral research experience on rural health, rural workforce, and chronic-ill health. With a background in nursing, his research interest research interests encompass the overarching generalist theme of Rural Health. His research includes are rural health workforce which incorporates nursing student career trajectory, rural medical, nursing and pharmacy employment and profession longevity, while also examining workforce grit and improving workforce learning through communities of practice. In addition, he continues to examine ways to improve rural paediatric injury and paediatric asthma outcomes, while focusing on rural healthcare access and patient decision making in emergencies.

Dr Blake Peck

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Associate Professor (Nursing)

Dr Hoang Phan

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Senior Research Officer, Menzies Future Leader Fellow

Prof Danny Hills

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Australia

Prof Danny Hills is a Registered Nurse with a broad range of experience in mental health, health service management, clinical governance, and workplace and tertiary teaching. Danny completed his PhD (Epidemiology) in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University. His primary research interests encompass health and aged services and workforce development, workplace aggression, mental health and well-being, and ageing.

Dr Jaclyn Bishop

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Manager, Development and Improvement

Mr Mark Kirschbaum

qualifications: MPharmSc

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

Australia

I graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree from the University of Queensland in 1993 and in 2004 was awarded a Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy (UQ). I have over 20 years' experience in community and hospital pharmacy practice both in metropolitan and rural settings. I have served in the full time and part time Army as a pharmacist and logistic officer deploying overseas. During this time I contributed to clinical research in the Army Malarial Institute in Brisbane. I am an examiner with the Pharmacy Board of Australia for graduate pharmacy interns and am currently the Lecturer in Rural Pharmacy at the UDRH. My research interests include mental health training for pharmacist particularly in relation to disaster management and maintaining logistic medical support to disaster zones.

Dr Kehinde Obamiro

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Principal Research Fellow

Prof Ed Baker

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Professor and Director

United States

Ed Baker, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Health Policy at Boise State University and is an Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Health in the College of Health Sciences. He has over 20 years of experience in healthcare working with hospitals, physicians, state agencies and academic institutions. Dr. Baker's areas of interest include healthcare policy, rural workforce planning, healthcare financing and performance improvement. He currently serves on the Board of the Idaho Rural Health Association and holds the position of Treasurer.

Prof David Schmitz

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Professor and Chair

United States

Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2017 President, National Rural Health Association. Family physician with research interests in medical education, workforce studies and rural health care.