Celebrating 25 years of commitment to rural health, education and community partnerships.
Our Projects
Below is a selection of our current research projects. Click on a project to learn more.
Shaping graduate destinations
Nursing and Allied Health Graduate Outcome Tracking (NAHGOT) Study
The NAHGOT Study seeks to better understand why nursing, midwifery and allied health graduates choose to work in regional, rural or remote compared to metropolitan settings.
Medical Student Follow-up Study (MedSFUS)
The MedSFUS aims to provide an insight into the early to middle career workplace outcomes and career decisions of university graduates and determine the association between extended rural clinical placement and rural/remote practice duration.
Allied Health Student Follow-up Study (AHSFUS)
In 2011, the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health commenced a longitudinal follow-up study of allied health students completing short-term and longer-term placements.
Improving rural health
Investigating Chronic Disease and Lifestyle in Rural Populations
This research includes several individual studies, all aiming to understand different aspects of how the health and wellbeing of people living in rural areas can be improved through better lifestyle choices.
Exploring Regional Outcomes of Cancer Care
The global aim of this study is to understand the factors underpinning cancer outcomes in residents of the New England North West Region.
Supporting the health workforce
Interprofessional Education in a Rural Context
This research began by exploring students’ perceptions of learning to work with other professions, before expanding to explore how educators work together to prepare students for collaborative practice.
Enriching student experiences
Yearning to Yarn
Yearning to yarn for teaching for equity explores using Aboriginal ways of knowing and learning to support Aboriginal health professional students while they are on rural placements with us in Tamworth.
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.