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qualifications: MBBS, FRACGP, FACRRM, PhD
department: College of Medicine and Dentistry,
Australia
Prof Tarun Sen Gupta is Dean and Academic Head (Acting) and Head of the Townsville Clinical School at the James Cook University College of Medicine and Dentistry, North Queensland, Australia. He was in rural practice in Richmond, north-west Queensland from 1987-1993, and has worked in rural medical education since 1993. He is a Rural Generalist Training Adviser for Queensland's Rural Generalist Pathway, a board member of the Rural Doctors Association of Queensland, and Chair of the ACRRM Education Council.
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Review Article 18 March 2025
Utility of advanced training skills among GPs: a systematic review
Commentary 6 November 2024
The Murtupuni Statement on rural generalist professional practice in Australia
Original Research 4 June 2024
Rural generalist medicine: a developing approach to health care in rural and island Japan
Abstract 10 January 2023
A return-on-investment analysis of impacts on James Cook University medical students and rural workforce resulting from participation in extended rural placements
Abstract 10 January 2023
Mid-career graduate practice outcomes of the James Cook University medical school: key insights from the first 20 years
Original Research 16 November 2021
Mid-career graduate practice outcomes of the James Cook University medical school: key insights from the first 20 years
Original Research 19 October 2021
A return-on-investment analysis of impacts on James Cook University medical students and rural workforce resulting from participation in extended rural placements
Project Report 9 July 2020
Development of the Rural Generalist Program Japan: meeting the needs of Japanese rural communities
Original Research 4 April 2019
Career choices of the first seven cohorts of JCU MBBS graduates: producing generalists for regional, rural and remote northern Australia
Original Research 13 February 2017
Predictors of remote practice location in the first seven cohorts of James Cook University MBBS graduates
Original Research 19 March 2016
James Cook University's decentralised medical training model: an important part of the rural workforce pipeline in northern Australia
Short Communication 22 October 2015
A successful longitudinal graduate tracking system for monitoring Australian medical school graduate outcomes
Original Research 7 October 2015
James Cook University's rurally orientated medical school selection process: quality graduates and positive workforce outcomes
Original Research 20 March 2014
Positive impacts on rural and regional workforce from the first seven cohorts of James Cook University medical graduates
Comment 16 September 2013
Comment on: Rural Generalism and the Queensland Health pathway - implications for rural clinical supervisors, placements and rural medical education providers
Original Research 11 June 2013
James Cook University MBBS graduate intentions and intern destinations: a comparative study with other Queensland and Australian medical schools
Project Report 24 May 2013
The Queensland Health Rural Generalist Pathway: providing a medical workforce for the bush
Original Research 17 January 2011
Are medical student results affected by allocation to different sites in a dispersed rural medical school?
Original Research 13 February 2008
Rural internships for final year students: clinical experience, education and workforce
Original Research 16 October 2007
Developing the accredited postgraduate assessment program for Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine
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2026 RMTC Annual Meeting-Charting the Course: Superior Approaches in Rural Medical Education, 8–10 April 2026, Duluth, MN, USA
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33rd Annual Rural and Remote Medicine Conference, 16–18 April 2026, Centre des Congrès de Québec, Quebec City, Canada
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29th Annual Michigan Rural Health Conference, 23 & 25 April 2026, Mt Pleasant, MI, USA
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4th EURACT Medical Education Conference, 23–25 April 2026, Iasi, Romania
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2026 Remote Nursing & Midwifery Conference, 11–13 May 2026, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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2026 31st NRHA Health Access Conference, 18 & 19 May 2026, San Diego, CA, USA
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2026 Rural Medical Education Conference, 19 May 2026, San Diego, CA, USA
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49th Annual NRHA Rural Health Conference, 19–22 May 2026, San Diego, CA, USA
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British Columbia Rural Health Conference, 29–31 May 2026, Prince George, BC, Canada
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2026 Rural Health and Cancer Conference, 2–4 June 2026, Burlington, VT, USA
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2026 Annual National Rural Institute on Alcohol, Drugs, and Addictions, 7–11 June 2026, Menomonie, WI, USA
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11th Health Promotion Conference, 10–12 June 2026, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Harstad, Norway
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51st Annual National Rural Social Work Conference, 15–18 July 2026, Hopkinsville, KY, USA
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IX Congreso Iberoamericano de Medicina Familiar / Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, 22–25 July 2026, Asunción, Paraguay
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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, 14–16 September 2026, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference 2026, 17–19 September 2026, Kirikiriroa (Hamilton), New Zealand
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2026 NAATSIHWP National Conference, 21–23 September 2026, Naarm (Melbourne), Australia
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53rd Annual NARMH Conference, 27–29 September 2026, Santa Fe, NM, USA
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15th EURIPA Rural Health Forum, 1–3 October 2026, Cartagena, Spain
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Transforming Community, Regional, and Rural Healthcare, 12 & 13 October 2026, Mayo Civic Center - Rochester, MN, USA
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2026 Indigenous Wellbeing Conference, 12–13 October 2026, Ngambri and Ngunnawal Country (Canberra), Australia
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RMA26 – Rural Medicine Australia Conference, 21–24 October 2026, Tarndanya (Adelaide), 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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IAHA Indigenous Allied Health Australia National Conference, 30 November–2 December 2026, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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