
qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept
position: Associate director for rural family medicine
United States
Professor and Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. 2017 President, National Rural Health Association. Family physician with research interests in medical education, workforce studies and rural health care.

qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept
position: Professor and director
United States
Ed Baker, PhD, is the Director of the Center for Health Policy at Boise State University and is an Professor in the Department of Community and Environmental Health in the College of Health Sciences. He has over 20 years of experience in healthcare working with hospitals, physicians, state agencies and academic institutions. Dr. Baker's areas of interest include healthcare policy, rural workforce planning, healthcare financing and performance improvement. He currently serves on the Board of the Idaho Rural Health Association and holds the position of Treasurer.

qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept
position: Program director and CEO
United States
Varicella-zoster virus immunity among healthcare workers in Greece
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Public access defibrillation across Crete, Greece
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Very high altitude and frailty syndrome in rural communities in Peru
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53rd Annual NARMH Conference, 27–29 September 2026, Santa Fe, NM, USA
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15th EURIPA Rural Health Forum, 1–3 October 2026, Cartagena, Spain
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2026 Indigenous Wellbeing Conference, 12–13 October 2026, Ngambri and Ngunnawal Country (Canberra), Australia
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Transforming Community, Regional, and Rural Healthcare, 12 & 13 October 2026, Mayo Civic Center - Rochester, MN, USA
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RMA26 – Rural Medicine Australia Conference, 21–24 October 2026, Tarndanya (Adelaide), Australia
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2026 Aeromed Conference, 28–30 October 2026, Darwin, Australia
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2026, 4–6 November 2026, Gold Coast, Australia
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16th National Rural & Remote Allied Health Conference (SARRAH), 9–11 November 2026, Coffs Harbour, Australia
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Rural GP Association Scotland (RGPAS) Annual Conference 2026, 20–22 November 2026, Inverness
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IAHA Indigenous Allied Health Australia National Conference, 30 November–2 December 2026, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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BC Rural Health Conference, 28–30 May 2027, Victoria, BC, Canada
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5th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, 8–10 June 2027, Larrakia Country, Garramilla (Darwin), Australia
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Regional, Rural and Remote Emergency Medicine Conference 2027 (ACEM RRR EM27), 18–20 July 2027, Lutruwita/Tasmania, Australia
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