qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, wrote the first draft, Lead Author, designed the project, statistical analysis, wrote the first draft
position: Former Dean of Medicine, 2004–2016 – Director, Centre for Rural Health Studies – Professor of Family Medicine
Canada
Dr. James Rourke is Professor Emeritus, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. He was Dean of Medicine and Professor of Family Medicine at Memorial from 2004 to 2016. Previously, Dr. Rourke was a rural generalist family physician for 25 years in Goderich, Ontario where he was the founding Director of the Southwestern Ontario Rural & Regional Medicine Program of the University of Western Ontario and Assistant Dean, Rural & Regional Medicine. See also: www.srpc.ca/resources/Documents/PDFs/Rural-Road-Map-Report Card-EN-FINAL.pdf (Co-chair) www.aspire-to-excellence.org (Chair) www.rourkebabyrecord.ca (lead Dr. Leslie Rourke)
qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, statistical analysis, contributed to drafts
position: Research Director, Centre for Rural Health Studies – Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University
Canada
Dr Shabnam Asghari (MD, MPH, PhD) is a Professor with the discipline of Family Medicine and is the Research Director of the Centre for Rural Health Studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland (Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada). She worked as a general practitioner prior to obtaining a Master’s degree in Public Health. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in Population Health and Geographic Disparity. Her research interests include healthcare accessibility, rural health workforce trends and spatial epidemiology. Dr Asghari is leading a rural health research capacity-building program that engages a variety of learners including physicians who practice in rural and remote communities. One of the main components of this capacity-building program is a model of learning through research activities and a self-paced research project that is relevant to their community and/or practice. This program fosters socially accountable research through its partnerships with patients, communities and decision makers and facilitates the transfer of innovative ideas from clinical and community settings to research questions that address the needs and priorities of rural patients.
qualifications: MEnvSc
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts, statistical analysis
position: Research Coordinator, Centre for Rural Health Studies, Discipline of Family Medicine
qualifications: MBChB
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Assistant Dean, Rural Medical Education Network – Associate Professor of Family Medicine
I am a Family Physician. My interests are Rural Health.
qualifications: MBBS
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Professor of Family Medicine, Labrador Health Centre
qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Associate Professor, Discipline of Family Medicine
qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Assistant Dean, Admissions – Associate Professor of Family Medicine
qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Family Medicine Undergraduate Director – Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Undergraduate Director at Memorial University Research interests include undergraduate medical education, rural and remote medical training, low risk obstetrical care, youth mental health, CBPR.
qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Postgraduate Family Medicine Program Director – Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
qualifications: MD
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Assistant Dean, Student Affairs – Associate Professor of Family Medicine
qualifications: MBChB
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Chair and Associate Professor of Family Medicine
qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Clinical Assistant Professor – Coordinator, Aboriginal Health Initiative
qualifications: MA
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts, collected data
position: Research Assistant, Learners & Locations project
qualifications: PhD
contribution: original concept, contributed to drafts
position: Research Assistant, Learners & Locations project
qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript
position: Associate Dean Undergraduate Medical Education, Professor of Physiology
qualifications: MBBS
contribution: Study conception and design, Drafting of manuscript
position: Assistant Dean Post Graduate Medical Education, Associate Professor of Anesthesia
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