Encouragers and discouragers affecting medical graduates' choice of regional and rural practice locations

Ann McKillop

qualifications: DrNsg

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, collected data, input data, wrote the first draft, data analysis

position: Senior Lecturer

Ann is a nurse academic at the University of Auckland with research interests in primary health care, implementation of evidence-based change in healthcare and health professional education.

Craig Webster

qualifications: PhD

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, input data, contributed to drafts, data analysis

position: Senior Lecturer

Win Bennett

qualifications: MPP

contribution: original concept, designed the project, contributed to drafts, literature review

position: Academic Coordinator

Academic Coordinator for Pukawakawa programme - a year long regional/rural experience for Year 5 medical studens in the School of Medicine, University of Auckland.

Barbara O'Connor

qualifications: MPhil

contribution: devised survey tool, contributed to drafts

position: Edcuational Project Leader

New Zealand

Educational Project Manager for the University of Auckland Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, and especially for the medical programme. My research interests are regional and rural medicine, indigenous health, and community engagement models.

Warwick Bagg

qualifications: Professor

contribution: original concept, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts

position: Head of Medical Programme

New Zealand