qualifications: MD
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: CEO, Director of Rural Generalist Program Japan
Japan
Director of Community Health, Sosa District Hospital Senior Lecturer, James Cook University
qualifications: BA GCert MA
contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: PhD Candidate
qualifications: BA MSc
contribution: Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: PhD Student
Takara Tsuzaki is a Doctoral Research Associate at Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Evaluation at Western Michigan University, USA. Takara has worked extensively in the field of social and economic research, monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, and project management in all 4 sectors: academic institutions, public sector, private sector and nonprofit sector. Educational background: B.A. in anthropology and international studies and MSc. in Non-governmental Organizational Management and Social Policy.
qualifications: MBBS, PhD, FRACGP, FACRRM
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Professor of Health Professional Education
Australia
Prof Tarun Sen Gupta is Dean and Academic Head (Acting) and Head of the Townsville Clinical School at the James Cook University College of Medicine and Dentistry, North Queensland, Australia. He was in rural practice in Richmond, north-west Queensland from 1987-1993, and has worked in rural medical education since 1993. He is a Rural Generalist Training Adviser for Queensland's Rural Generalist Pathway, a board member of the Rural Doctors Association of Queensland, and Chair of the ACRRM Education Council.
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Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2025, 20–21 October 2025, Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia
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2025 Health Leadership Congress, 22–24 October 2025, Darwin, Australia
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Rural Medicine Australia Conference (RMA25), 22–25 October 2025, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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21st WONCA World Rural Health Conference, 10–13 April 2026, Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
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33rd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, 16–18 April 2026, Quebec City, Canada
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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11th Health Promotion Conference, 10–12 June 2026, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Harstad, Norway
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9th WONCA Africa Region Conference 2026, 10 & 11 September 2026, Gaborone, Botswana
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18th National Rural Health Conference, 14–17 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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