James Cook University's rurally orientated medical school selection process: quality graduates and positive workforce outcomes

Robin Ray

qualifications: PhD

contribution: literature review, contributed to drafts, original concept

position: Senior lecturer

Australia

Robin Ray has been an active researcher for the last 14 years working on projects relevant to palliative care, and rural health workforce recruitment and retention

Dr Torres Woolley

qualifications: PhD

contribution: collected data, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft

position: Evaluation coordinator

Australia

Prof Tarun Sen Gupta

qualifications: PhD

contribution: original concept, literature review, contributed to drafts

position: Director of Medical Education

Australia

Tarun Sen Gupta is Professor of Health Professional Education and Head of the Townsville Clinical School at the James Cook University College of Medicine and Dentistry, North Queensland, Australia. He was in rural practice in Richmond, north-west Queensland from 1987-1993, and has worked in rural medical education since 1993. He is a Rural Generalist Training Adviser for Queensland's Rural Generalist Pathway, a board member of the Rural Doctors Association of Queensland and the Rural Doctors Foundation, and Chair of the ACRRM Assessment Committee.