
qualifications: MBBS GDOHS GC Ag Health & Med MPH MPhil MClinEd DrPH MD FAFPHM FRACMA
position: Executive Director Medical Services
department: Health
Scott Kitchener is a public health physician, general practitioner and medical administrator. He established the director of rural medicine role on the Darling Downs, established and led Queensland Rural Medical Education which developed vertical integration of rural medical education involving student, prevoc and rural GP registrar programs and founded the rural clinical program of the Griffith Medical Doctorate program, the Rural Longlook Program. He has practiced at Clifton for 10 years, lectures in public health in the Griffith Department of Public Health and continues to practice in regional medical administration.
Research Letter 4 August 2021
Health research priorities: what matters most to people living in rural Australia?
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Improving surgical care in rural South Africa
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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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Rural GP Association Scotland (RGPAS) Annual Conference 2026, 20–22 November 2026, Inverness
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IAHA Indigenous Allied Health Australia National Conference, 30 November–2 December 2026, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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BC Rural Health Conference, 28–30 May 2027, Victoria, BC, Canada
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5th International Indigenous Health and Wellbeing Conference, 8–10 June 2027, Larrakia Country, Garramilla (Darwin), Australia
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Regional, Rural and Remote Emergency Medicine Conference 2027 (ACEM RRR EM27), 18–20 July 2027, Lutruwita/Tasmania, Australia
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