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Emeritus Professor Paul Worley, Executive Director of Clinical Innovation at the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, former Australian Rural Health Commissioner and former Dean of the School of Medicine at Flinders University, is the Editor-in-Chief of Rural and Remote Health. Paul is a practicing rural doctor and, as Editor, shapes and guides the journal, oversees the review process and supports and advises authors, taking an active interest in the progress of each article in production.

Articles contributed to by this person

Review Article 3 July 2025

Recruitment, retention and turnover of allied health professionals in rural and remote areas: a quantitative scoping review

Personal View 27 January 2025

Creating a centre of excellence in rural health care: strategy, tactics and initial outcomes of the Riverland Academy of Clinical Excellence

Abstract 10 January 2023

Enhancing the local workforce outcomes for rural LICs: what is the role of the local health service in leading innovation in medical education?

Commentary 21 July 2022

Indigenous Cultural Identity of Research Authors Standard: research and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in rural health journals

Editorial 19 January 2022

Position statement: research and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in rural health journals

Editorial 2 July 2021

Researching ‘others’

Review Article 20 June 2020

Setting priorities for rural allied health in Australia: a scoping review

Editorial 24 March 2020

Why we need better rural and remote health, now more than ever

Project Report 27 May 2019

The Northern Territory Medical Program – growing our own in the NT

Editorial 3 December 2014

A new ally for the promotion of better rural health in Latin America

Correction 15 January 2013

Retraction

Editorial 5 September 2012

A guide to reporting studies in rural and remote health

Project Report 8 February 2012

Can medical education in poor rural areas be cost-effective and sustainable: the case of the Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine

Original Research 17 March 2011

Rural longitudinal integrated clerkships: lessons from two programs on different continents

Original Research 28 November 2009

A new model to understand the career choice and practice location decisions of medical graduates

Journal Search 31 March 2008

Journal Search - issue 1, 2008

Journal Search 21 December 2007

Journal Search - issue 4, 2007

Original Research 16 October 2007

Developing the accredited postgraduate assessment program for Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine

Journal Search 29 June 2007

Journal Search - issue 2, 2007

Journal Search 30 March 2007

Journal Search - issue 1, 2007

Journal Search 21 December 2006

Journal Search - issue 4, 2006

Journal Search 29 September 2006

Journal Search - issue 3, 2006

Editorial 11 September 2006

Health and information in Africa: the role of the journal Rural and Remote Health

Journal Search 30 June 2006

Journal Search - issue 2, 2006

Journal Search 31 March 2006

Journal Search - issue 1, 2006

Journal Search 22 December 2005

Journal Search - issue 4, 2005

Editorial 11 November 2005

Special issue in collaboration with 'Education for Health': on this joint issue

Review Article 11 November 2005

The impact of medical students on rural general practitioner perceptors

Correction 13 October 2005

Correction

Journal Search 21 September 2005

Journal Search - issue 3, 2005

Correction 12 July 2005

Withdrawal

Journal Search 28 June 2005

Journal Search - issue 2, 2005

Editorial 23 June 2005

Rural and remote communities - innovation in the midst of adversity

Journal Search 31 March 2005

Journal Search - issue 1, 2005

Journal Search 31 December 2004

Journal search - issue 4, 2004

Editorial 22 December 2004

2004: The end of the beginning for Rural and Remote Health

Original Research 23 November 2004

Can medical students learn specialist disciplines based in rural practice: lessons from students' self reported experience and competence

Journal Search 23 September 2004

Journal Search - Issue 3, 2004

Editorial 30 June 2004

Always one doctor away from a crisis!

Original Research 3 May 2004

Change of place, change of pace, change of status: rural community training for junior doctors, does it influence choices of training and career?

Journal Search 5 April 2004

Journal Search - Issue 2, 2004

Editorial 31 March 2004

Good health to rural communities?

Journal Search 23 January 2004

Journal Search - January 2004

Original Research 8 January 2004

Vertical integration of medical education: Riverland experience, South Australia

Correction 6 January 2004

Correction, article no. 236: Parallel Rural Community Curriculum: is it a transferable model?

Journal Search 19 December 2003

Journal Search - December 2003

Editorial 10 December 2003

Emergence of the European Section of the international journal of Rural and Remote Health

Journal Search 27 November 2003

Journal Search - November 2003

Original Research 5 November 2003

Parallel Rural Community Curriculum: is it a transferable model?

Journal Search 31 October 2003

Journal Search - October 2003

Journal Search 25 September 2003

Journal Search - September 2003

Journal Search 28 August 2003

Journal Search - August 2003

Journal Search 31 July 2003

Journal Search - July 2003

Journal Search 30 June 2003

Journal Search - June 2003

Journal Search 28 May 2003

Journal Search - May 2003

Journal Search 30 April 2003

Journal Search - April 2003

Journal Search 31 March 2003

Journal Search - March 2003

Journal Search 28 February 2003

Journal Search - February 2003

Journal Search 20 January 2003

Journal Search - January 2003

Editorial 19 December 2002

Cost or community? You decide

Editorial 22 April 2002

The ethics of international recruitment

Original Research 17 April 2001

Rural intern training

Original Research 2 March 2001

Hypothetical model of the financial impact of student attachments on rural general practices

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