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Advances in rural medical education in three countries: Canada, The United States and Australia
qualifications: PhD
position: Senior Research Fellow
Canada
Geoff Tesson is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. His current research interests are focused on medical education for rural and remote practice.
qualifications: PhD
position: Director Research and Development/Associate Professor (Medical Education)
Canada
qualifications: PhD
position: Research Director
Canada
Research Director of the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research at Laurentian University in Canada. Interested in rural health care issues such as the rural health workforce, rural health policy, telehealth, care for the aged, etc.
qualifications: FACRRM
position: Dean
Australia
Rural Health education, workforce and services; family medicine/general practice.
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