Rural Allied Health Scholarships: do they make a difference?

Assoc Prof Susan Devine

qualifications: DrPH

contribution: designed the project, devised survey tool, collected data, supervised data collection, wrote the first draft

position: Senior lecturer

Gary Williams

qualifications: BOccThy

contribution: devised survey tool, collected data, input data, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts

position: Lecturer

Australia

Lecturer in health research, health promotion and the Health Care System for School of Public Health, Tropical Medicine and Rehabilitation Sciences James Cook University, Townsville Australia. Background in Exercise Science and Occupational Therapy. Current Research includes work in -treating obesity -using virtual world environments to enhance the student experience -Recruitment and retention of allied health practitioners in rural and remote Australia

Ilsa Nielsen

qualifications: MPH

contribution: original concept, designed the project, supplied data, supervised data collection, contributed to drafts

position: Principal workforce officer

Australia