A case for mandatory ultrasound training for rural general practitioners: a commentary

Ms Annie Arnold

qualifications: BMedSci

contribution: Drafting of manuscript

position: MD Student

Current MDIII Student at Flinders University

Prof Richard Fleet

qualifications: MD, PhD, CCFP (EM)

contribution: Critical revision

position: Professor

Full professor department of family and emergency medicine , Université Laval Researcher in rural emergency care

Dr David Lim

qualifications: MBBS, PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision

position: Director of Academic Program

Dr Lim has spent twelve years in rural Australia influencing primary health reform and improving patient care prior to joining academia. Dr Lim has a research interest in planning for responsive primary healthcare services informed by the WHO Shanghai Declaration, underpinned by equity and collaborative partnership. His research projects include integrated health services, primary care practitioners’ expanded scope of practice, complex and chronic disease management, quality use of medicines, safety and performance, and the vertical integration of training to practice.