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
Development of the Attitude Scale Towards Rural Health Services
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La Niña, crab catching and necrotising fasciitis
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Rural proofing: lessons from OECD countries
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Indigenous Wellbeing Conference 2025, 20–21 October 2025, Meanjin (Brisbane), Australia
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2025 Health Leadership Congress, 22–24 October 2025, Darwin, Australia
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Rural Medicine Australia Conference (RMA25), 22–25 October 2025, Boorloo (Perth), Australia
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Rural Mental Health Conference 2025 (RMHC25), 5–7 November 2025, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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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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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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