qualifications: B. App. Sc. (Sp. Path)
contribution: original concept, designed the project, literature review, supplied data, collected data, input data, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft, contributed to drafts, devised survey tool
position: PhD student
Formerly Manager, Speech Pathology, at Royal Far West, a rural health NGO centred in Manly NSW Australia, from 1986 to 2014. Manager of a Speech Pathology private practise for 15 years. Graduated from Cumberland College of Health Sciences in 1984, B.A. Sc. (Sp. Path). Currently a Ph.D student at University of Sydney. Principal author or co- author on three studies around speech pathology telehealth services to rural areas of Australia.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts
position: Deputy Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney
Australia
Michelle is a Professor in Speech Pathology at the University of Sydney. Michelle's research focuses on workforce and workplace issues in allied health.
qualifications: PhD
contribution: statistical analysis, contributed to drafts
position: Honorary Fellow at Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia
Australia
Robyn undertook her doctorate in health and social sciences at Deakin University and is an honorary fellow at Deakin University in the School of Health and Social Development. Her special interests include health promotion and particularly the role of community and family in supporting the health of children, drug education and drug prevention and working with families from diverse cultural backgrounds. She has published in the areas of drug prevention, drug education, and refugee issues.
Creating positive early rural placements in medical education
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Discharge against medical advice in rural and remote emergency departments
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Retention of early-career GPs as independent specialists in former training practices
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Rural GP Association of Scotland (RGPAS) Annual Conference #RGPAS24, 15–17 November 2024, Inverness, Scotland
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11th Biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) 2024, 2–6 December 2024, Kaurna Country, Adelaide, Australia
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4th International Indigenous Health & Wellbeing Conference 2025, 16–19 June 2025, Adelaide Convention Centre, Kaurna Country, Australia
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