
qualifications: DPhil FRCGP
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Drafting of manuscript
position: Director, Centre for Rural Health
United Kingdom
Director of the Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen. Professor of primary care and rural health. Research interests include development and evaluation of complex interventions, in particular in the sphere of child health.

qualifications: MD
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Drafting of manuscript
position: Emeritus Professor
Emeritus professor, General Practice, University of Edinburgh

qualifications: MBBS, BMedSc, MClSc, FRACGP, FACRRM
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Drafting of manuscript
position: Founding Dean Emeritus
Australia
Rural Health education, workforce and services; family medicine/general practice.

qualifications: MD
contribution: Drafting of manuscript, Drafting of manuscript
position: Retired Physician and Researcher
Former Director, Centre for Rural Health, University of Aberdeen

qualifications: MA
contribution: Drafting of manuscript
position: Programme Manager for Project Development Support
20 years experience in transnational programme and project management, specialising in Northern European and the North Atlantic. Areas of interest: Economic development through Rural health, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, energy efficiency and cultural heritage in periphery regions.
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Professional identity and rural workforce commitment among medical students in Japan
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The role of rurality in self-reported sleep and cognition in rural adults
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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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