
qualifications: RN, BN, MPhil
contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision
position: Adjunct Lecturer
A full-time clinician (RN) with ongoing involvement in research through her Adjunct position with JCU. Her main area of practice is emergency nursing in rural and remote areas.

qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor

qualifications: PhD
contribution: Study conception and design, Critical revision
position: Associate Professor
organisation: James Cook University
c/o Douglas campus of JCU
Douglas
Townsville
Qld
4811
Australia
Involved in nursing education for 35 years, at undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing education levels. Past President of the then Association for Australian Rural Nurses. Research interests include: Interdisciplinary collaboration, particularly from an educational perspective Rural nursing Tertiary education in a climate of neoliberalism Leadership in nursing
Influences on medical students’ clinical school preferences
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Influences on medical students’ clinical school preferences
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Does physician recruitment impact access and health of rural residents?
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OECD Latin American Rural Development Conference, 25–28 November 2025, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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SARGA 2026, Rural Generalist Anaesthetist Conference, 12–14 February 2026, Barossa Valley, South Australia
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Preventive Mental Health Conference 2026, Parramatta, Dharug Country, Australia, 24 & 25 March 2026
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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
World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference 2026, 17–19 September 2026, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), New Zealand
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5th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, 8–10 June 2027, Larrakia Country, Darwin, NT, Australia
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