Retaining graduates of non-metropolitan medical schools for practice in the local area: the importance of locally based postgraduate training pathways in Australia and Canada

Dr Torres Woolley

qualifications: MPHTM, PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Evaluation Coordinator

Australia

Mr John Hogenbirk

qualifications: MSc

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript

position: Associate Director and Senior Research Associate

Canada

I am a Senior Research Associate with the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (www.cranhr.ca) at Laurentian University. My research interests include telehealth, health service access, health service use and health human resources--all with a focus on remote and rural health issues.

Prof Roger Strasser

qualifications: AM, MBBS

contribution: Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Professor of Rural Health and Founding Dean Emeritus

Australia

Rural Health education, workforce and services; family medicine/general practice.