Change of place, change of pace, change of status: rural community training for junior doctors, does it influence choices of training and career?

Anna Nichols

qualifications: MEd

position: Manager: RRAPP, Research, and Evaluation

Australia

Senior programs manager for a Learned Medical College. Research interests in rural medicine, workforce support, policy and planning. Background in medical education at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and in the design and implementation of evaluation of medical education. Published in Australia and overseas in curriculum design, medical workforce and policy.

Prof Paul Worley

qualifications: PhD

position: Director

Australia

Emeritus Professor Paul Worley, Executive Director of Clinical Innovation at the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, former Australian Rural Health Commissioner and former Dean of the School of Medicine at Flinders University, is the Editor-in-Chief of Rural and Remote Health. Paul is a practicing rural doctor and, as Editor, shapes and guides the journal, oversees the review process and supports and advises authors, taking an active interest in the progress of each article in production.

Leisa-Maree Toms

qualifications: GradDip(ClinEpidemiol)

position: Research Officer

Trish Johnston-Smith

qualifications: Assoc.Dip. Office Skills & Admin

position: Program Administrator, RRAPP

Administrator in rural medical education projects for a Learned Medical College.