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qualifications: MBBS, BMedSc, MClSc, FRACGP, FACRRM.
position: Founding Dean Emeritus
Australia
Rural Health education, workforce and services; family medicine/general practice.
Articles contributed to by this person
Commentary 10 January 2023
The Limerick Declaration on Rural Health Care 2022
Original Research 31 August 2020
Retaining graduates of non-metropolitan medical schools for practice in the local area: the importance of locally based postgraduate training pathways in Australia and Canada
Obituary 9 August 2020
Tribute to David Heaney
Abstract 30 June 2016
How to succeed in remote workforce education
Review Article 29 June 2016
Learning in context: education for remote rural health care
Rural Health History 28 July 2015
Rural health activism over two decades: the Wonca Working Party on Rural Practice 1992-2012
Obituary 12 April 2011
Farewell Ralph McLean - a quiet contributor to rural health
Original Research 17 March 2011
Rural longitudinal integrated clerkships: lessons from two programs on different continents
Personal View 5 September 2010
Community engagement: a key to successful rural clinical education
Original Research 11 April 2007
What does it take? The influence of rural upbringing and sense of rural background on medical students' intention to work in a rural environment
Original Research 11 November 2005
Advances in rural medical education in three countries: Canada, The United States and Australia
Original Research 23 November 2004
Can medical students learn specialist disciplines based in rural practice: lessons from students' self reported experience and competence
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