Rural and Remote Health

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James Cook University ISSN 1445-6354

Commentary

The Murtupuni Statement on rural generalist professional practice in Australia

AUTHORS

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Richard B Hays1 FRCGP, Remote Health and Medicine * ORCID logo

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Ruth N Barker2 PhD, Adjunct Professor ORCID logo

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Alice Cairns1 PhD, Research Fellow ORCID logo

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Vanessa L Sparke3 PhD, Senior Lecturer ORCID logo

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Ruth A Stewart4 DRANZCOGadv, Director of Medical Services Eastern Sector

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Sharon Varela1 PhD, Senior Lecturer ORCID logo

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Bonnie E Collins5 BPhT (Hons), Project Officer

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Catherine Maloney5 MScMed, A/CEO ORCID logo

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Rodney Omond6 Deputy Chair RACGP Rural Council

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Tarun Sen Gupta7 FACRRM, Head of Clinical School ORCID logo

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Sarah Chalmers8 FACRRM

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Hwee Sin Chong9 Executive Director

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Kylie McKenna10 MPH, Public Health Clinical Nurse Consultant

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Kristie Forrest11 Manager Rural Pathway and Rural Generalist Training

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Erica West12 FACRRM, Director of Medical Services

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Jennie Matthews13 LARU Advanced Care Paramedic

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Rosalie Ballard14 BN, BPO, Prosthetist/Orthotist

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Gabrielle Sabatino15 Bachelor of Nursing Student

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Jodie Turvey16 GradCertClinEd, Nurse Educator

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Jo Symons17 PGCert Rem Manag, Executive Manager Strategy & Partnerships

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Andrew Quabba12 GradCertHlthSc, Executive Director Allied Health

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Jodi Brown1 MACN, Senior Lecturer, Nursing ORCID logo

AFFILIATIONS

1 Murtupuni Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University, Mount Isa, Qld 4825, Australia

2 College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University, Nguma-bada Campus, Cairns, Qld 4878, Australia

3 Nursing and Midwifery, James Cook University, Cairns, Qld 4878, Australia

4 South West Hospital and Health Services, Queensland Health, Roma, Qld 4455, Australia

5 Services for Australian Rural & Remote Allied Health (SARRAH), Barton, ACT 2600, Australia

6 Rural Education Committee, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Australia

7 College of Medicine & Dentistry, College of Medicine & Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Qld 4811, Australia

8 Joyce Palmer Health Service, Palm Island, Qld 4816, Australia

9 Queensland Rural Medical Service, Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia

10 Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia

11 Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Albion, Qld 4010, Australia

12 North West Hospital and Health Service, Mount Isa, Qld 4825, Australia

13 Queensland Ambulance Service – North West District, Qld, Australia

14 Northern Territory Health – Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs, NT 0870, Australia

15 Central Queensland University, Cairns, Qld 4870, Australia

16 Darling Downs Hospital and Health Service, Toowoomba, Qld 4350, Australia

17 Health Workforce Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4001, Australia

ACCEPTED: 16 September 2024


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