A multi-university study of which factors medical students consider when deciding to attend a rural clinical school in Australia

Lee Krahe

qualifications: PhD

contribution: literature review, wrote the first draft

position: Research associate

Australia

Alexander Mccoll

qualifications: FRACGP

contribution: literature review, contributed to drafts

position: Head of campus

Australia

I am the Head of the UNSW Rural Clinical School in Port Macquarie. I have fellowship in both general practice and anatomic pathology. My research interests include preventive health, musculoskeletal medicine and lifestyle and degenerative diseases such as type 2 DM and osteoarthritis

Julie Pallant

qualifications: PhD

contribution: statistical analysis, wrote the first methodology & results section

position: Director of research and graduate studies

Australia

Chris Cunningham

qualifications: MSc

contribution: input data, statistical analysis

position: Research assistant

Australia

Prof Dawn DeWitt

qualifications: FRACP

contribution: original concept, designed the project, devised survey tool, contributed to drafts, mixed-methods analysis

position: Professor of rural health education, Associate dean rural health, Clinical dean

Canada