Research Strategic Directions
Research is a vital component of ensuring positive health outcomes for rural and regional Australians. It is a core activity for the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health. Our research mission is to understand and support rural communities and their need for optimum quality, sustainable health care.
Key areas of research endeavour are as follows (click on each for more information):
Rural and Remote Health Workforce
- Interprofessional collaboration and teamwork in a rural setting
- Recruitment and retention of the rural health workforce
- Scope of practice and role development for rural health practitioners
- Evaluation of innovative models of rural health service delivery
Education and Training in a Rural Context
- Quality assurance and evaluation of rural health professional education
- Interprofessional education in a rural context
Healthy Rural Communities
- Rural Indigenous health care and community engagement
- Disease prevention and early intervention in rural communities
- Rural health services research and consumer perspectives
Rural Clinical Practice-based Research
For further information on UDRH research please contact:
Associate Professor Tony Smith
Deputy Director (UDRH Program) / Research Director
Phone: 02 6515 1912
E-mail: tony.smith@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au
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