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qualifications: JRW1

position: Head of Department

department: Department of Rural Health

Australia

Professor of Medicine Head of Department of Rural Health, University of Melbourne Clinical Dean of Rural Clinical School Consultant Nephrologist Main research interests are Chronic ill health and medical education

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Commentary 23 March 2026

Building careers beyond the city: strengthening the retention of medical graduates in rural Australia

Commentary 6 November 2020

Growing the pool of rural general practitioners

Original Research 4 March 2019

The Australian Rural Clinical School (RCS) program supports rural medical workforce: evidence from a cross-sectional study of 12 RCSs

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