Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Enhancing the local workforce outcomes for rural LICs: what is the role of the local health service in leading innovation in medical education?

Mr Wayne Champion

position: Chief Executive Officer

Dr Hamish Eske

position: Director of Clinical Training

Ms Sharon Frahn

position: Medical Education Officer

Dr James McLeod

position: Clinical Educator

Dr Andrew Olesnicky

position: Director Emergency Department

Dr Caroline Phegan

position: Executive Director Medical Services

Dr Corina Sims

position: Clinical Educator

Prof Paul Worley

position: Executive Director Clinical Innovation

Australia

Emeritus Professor Paul Worley, Executive Director of Clinical Innovation at the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, former Australian Rural Health Commissioner and former Dean of the School of Medicine at Flinders University, is the Editor-in-Chief of Rural and Remote Health. Paul is a practicing rural doctor and, as Editor, shapes and guides the journal, oversees the review process and supports and advises authors, taking an active interest in the progress of each article in production.

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