The quality of procedural rural medical practice in Australia

Prof Richard Hays

qualifications: MD, PhD

contribution: original concept, designed the project, wrote the first draft

position: Chair of Medical Education

Australia

medical education, rural health care, workforce

A/Prof Rebecca Evans

qualifications: BSpExSci (Hons)

contribution: literature review, collected data, statistical analysis

position: Research Officer

Australia

Prof Craig Veitch

qualifications: PhD

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

position: Chair of Rural Health

Professor Craig Veitch was the inaugural Chair of Rural Health at James Cook University, Queensland from 2000 to 2007. In December 2007, he became the inaugural Professor of Community Based Health Care at The University of Sydney and the Director of the Centre for Community Based Health Care at Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney. His research interests include health care behaviour and decision making, health services research, road crashes, cancer, health workforce in rural areas, community based rehabilitation, and outreach rehabilitation services.