Professor Jennifer May
Betty Fyffe Chair of Rural Health and Director, University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health
University Newcastle Department of Rural Health
- Email:jennifer.may@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:0267553536
WALKING THE WALK
Having worked as a GP and visiting medical officer in rural and remote Australia for more than 25 years, Dr Jennifer (Jenny) May AM is using her experience to inform policy and coordinate targeted approaches to develop and maintain a sustainable rural health work force.
As Director of the University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health (UONDRH), Jenny oversees the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) Program in North Western NSW, the Tablelands and on the North Coast.
A national program delivered by universities and supported by the Commonwealth, Rural Health uses placements, professional supports, and targeted research with the aim of developing the rural health workforce.
Having worked in every state and territory except South Australia, as well as in remote regions of British Columbia, Jenny has been based in Tamworth since 2004.
Complimentary to her UONDRH position, Jenny maintains an active clinical practice. She is engaged at a local not-for-profit GP practice dedicated to improving rural health options through recruitment and training. She also has visiting rights at the local public and private hospitals.
In 2016, Jenny was awarded an Australia Medal for significant service to community health in rural and regional areas, as a general practitioner, member of professional medical groups, and as an educator.
NURTURING AND RETAINING TALENT
The RHMT program supports education and training with the intent of increasing the size and capacity of the rural health workforce.
From supporting priming experiences in different schools and faculties through to the provision of support to long-term academic placements within the footprint, The UONRDH offers medical, nursing and allied health students multifactorial supports.
Through offering affirmative pathways for students of rural origin, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students, the UONDRH aims to nurture and retain local knowledge and talent.
For students from urban areas, the UONDRH also facilitiates clinical placements with university supported accommodation options at six sites -Tamworth, Taree, Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Armidale, and Moree.
These placements increase the time urban students spend in rural areas - with the aim of conversion by immersion – and allow students to develop an understanding of the unique challenges and contexts of rural health.
“Cultural awareness, town orientation and community engagement activities are also a major part of what we do,” Jenny says.
“Overall, we want students to get a real sense of the advantages of rural lifestyle and have a taste of the connectedness that is often more evident in rural communities.”
MAKING CONNECTIONS
Students involved in the RHMT program are regularly brought together to encourage relationship building across disciplines.
“Interprofessional education is very much our core business because we need everybody working together, building collaborative relationships based on trust,” Jenny says.
Jenny states she herself has been fortunate to have the opportunity to work in different rural areas with dedicated teams of clinicians and educators.
“It's slightly embarrassing to talk about things like the Australian Medal as it's not about me.”
“I was in a situation where I was surrounded by other motivated individuals and we made something happen.”
“To have a multifaceted program that provides such supports necessarily involves motivated individuals and support in a whole lot of different areas.”
For Jenny, the importance of connectivity extends beyond the personal. She has always been a strong advocate for governmental provision of improved technology and communication infrastructure in rural areas as a means of addressing inequity.
ADVOCACY ON STEROIDS
According to Jenny, a sense of community inclusion, and the many other benefits of a rural lifestyle are not the only reason students and practitioners should consider life in rural areas.
“I call it opportunity on steroids,” Jenny says.
“Where they are training pathways and there are career pathways, regional centres provide an opportunity to engage in a broad scope of practice, and do the sorts of things that interest you.”
“I've been able to participate in teaching and mentoring.”
“I've been able to participate in continuing professional development and I have had an opportunity to shape policy to support a sustained Rural Health workforce.”
“I don't know that I would have had those opportunities if I had been working in a metropolitan area.”
Jenny has been an active member of several medical professional advocacy groups, including the National Rural Health Alliance and as NRHA representative on the National Medical Training Advisory Network.
She has been involved in numerous committees and working parties around rural health issues and is on the Commonwealth Government advisory group on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ANACAD).
Her dedication to rural health saw Jenny awarded The Telstra’s Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) Rural Doctor of the Year 2014.
RESPONDING TO CHANGING NEEDS
The UONDRH also has a focus on research to better understand how to enable and support a long-term sustained regional workforce that provides the necessary skills for the community.
“It is essential for us to keep doing the research to assess that we are working in the right areas.”
“One of my own big research questions is have we been training specialists fit for purpose, and to what extent are regional training hubs an opportunity to better marry the scope of practice required in a rural community with the training we provide,” Jenny says.
Whereas an improved regional health workforce has justified the focus of the UONDRH on service delivery, needs of rural communities are fluid.
“As the scope of practice in some of our smaller rural communities is changing, that is impacting on the type of care that is being received, and the type of skills that are required both there and in our regional hubs.”
“What we have seen is an increased requirement for specialists in a regional centres.”
To address this issue, the UONDRH’s role has recently been extended through funding for a Regional Training Hub Program.
“Leveraging on the existing clinicians who teach into the program, we are pushing the boundaries of how we can support postgraduate training within the footprint,” Jennifer says.
“I'm very motivated to support the building of regional training hubs, because I feel that that is part of the pipeline where there is enormous potential to continue the growth of a sustainable and supported rural health work force.”
WALKING THE WALK
Jennifer May AM is using her experience to inform policy and coordinate targeted approaches to develop and maintain a sustainable rural health work force
Career Summary
Biography
Jenny has been the Director, University of Newcastle, and Department of Rural Health since 2016 with responsibility for Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Programme in seven medicine and allied health teaching sites for University of Newcastle. She is an active rural General Practitioner with office and hospital appointments. She has been involved in the development of general practice service models leading the development of Peel Health Care, a not for profit, community managed General Practice and is an CI on Healthy Hearts trial based at University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health (UONDRH) in Tamworth. Her research interests centre on rural service models and medical workforce which was the subject of her PhD in 2016. She is currently CI on multiple research studies in palliative care, dehydration and cardiovascular health in rural contexts.
She has contributed to health workforce policy providing expert advice to the Australian Government Department of Health in the areas of specialist medical training, rural workforce, distribution policy and clinical topics. She oversees the UONDRH inter-professional education programmes and service learning throughout seven locations. This involved approximately 6000 weeks of student placements in allied health and nursing in 2019, as well as the medical programme which boasts good retention into regional hospitals.She is cochair of the Medical Workforce Reform Advisory committee which has recnetly released the national Medical Workforce Strategy 2021-2031.
Jenny's specific research expertise and translation experience relate to the development and successful delivery of integrated general practice models, distinguished by horizontal governance and improved retention. Jenny has considered the roles and challenges of positive clinician engagement, a prerequisite to translation in the primary care setting, an example of which can be seen in her publications.
Additionally, she has a national profile in health workforce recruitment and retention, with UONDRH having one of the largest university cohorts of rural longitudinal immersion students and a significant body of research on workforce outcomes. Under her tutelage, UONDRH have also provided enhanced rural career pathways in rural research and evaluation with the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) programme,
Jenny is involved in multiple research and clinical service collaborations involving state and local responses to workforce needs and specific projects. She is leading a new Practice Based Research Network based rurally and recent publications focus on female doctor workforce participation in rural communities. The hallmark of her collaborations has been their multidisciplinary nature with recent grants involving chronic disease management, lung cancer screening and workforce –all through a multidisciplinary workforce lens
Jenny is a proud rural resident and was awarded an AM for services to rural community and professional organisations in 2016. Within her local community, she volunteers on community activities supporting and mentoring students to be involved in community capacity building projects. She is a regular contributor on both radio and local TV, providing public health and general practice perspectives and health information. She has featured on ABC's "the Drum" and ABC 24, presenting on both local and more national workforce issues.
She is the past Chair Rural Doctors Association Australia (RDAA) Female Doctors Group, the past Chair and RDAA and is their representative on the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA).The NRHA is a sector wide body of consumers and health professionals advocating and developing policy to support the rural health sector with the aim of equivalent health care no matter what your postcode is.
Research Expertise
Wide research interests with current research projects related to both to delivering best practice rural clinical care and the wider workforce and rural health determinants.Recent MRFF and NHMRC projects in rural cardiovascular disease and lung cancer.Ongoing work around the factors affecting distribution and supply of the rural health workforce.
Teaching Expertise
Undergraduate teaching of Years 4/5 with emphasis on interactional skills, palliative care and primary care. Writing and teaching interprofessional learning modules, specifically Diabetes and COPD. Basic life support for GPs and practice staff also conducted on a monthly basis. Post Graduate teaching for GP registrars and supervisors in evidence based medicine and cervical screening, and palliative care
Administrative Expertise
Immediate past Chair of the National Rural Health Alliance
Chair Steering Group Working Safe in rural and remote Australia (Funded by the Department of Health)
Ministerial appointee to the National Dental Advisory Council and the National Advisory Council on Alcohol and other Drugs
NRHA representative on the National Medical training Advisory Network
Member ACI GP Advisory Group
Chair of the Female Doctors Group (RDAA)
Member Primary Care Committee Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health care
Chair of FRAME ((Federation of Australian Rural medical Educators) representing Rural Clinical Schools
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University
Keywords
- AM
- General Practice
- Rural Workforce
Fields of Research
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Professional Experience
UON Appointment
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Betty Fyffe Chair of Rural Health and Director, University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health | University of Newcastle University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health Australia |
Membership
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14/10/2020 - 30/12/2022 | Chair Federation of Australian Rural Medical education (FRAME) | FRAME Australia |
19/12/2014 - 15/4/2016 |
Ministerial appointee The Australian advisory council on Alcohol and other drugs reports to the Minister for Health providing academic,clinical advice on current drug issues |
Australian National Advisory council on Alcohol and other Drugs Australia |
15/8/2008 - 19/8/2011 |
Chair National Rural Health Alliance As Chair of the National Rural Health Alliance Jenny represented over 30 member bodies -consumer,provider and professional all with the same goal of Equivalent health by 2020 |
National Rural Health Alliance Australia |
Professional appointment
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13/8/2021 - 5/2/2023 | Co Chair National Medical Workforce Reform Advory Committee | Medical Workforce Reform Advisory Committee (MWRAC) Australia |
14/3/2012 - 15/3/2016 |
Chair Female Doctors Group Rural Doctors Assoication Chair Female Doctors Association representing rural doctors in practice,industrial and community matters |
Rural Doctors Association Australia |
15/1/2000 - 15/4/2016 |
Examiner for RACGP Jenny acts as an RACGP Examiner examining for the Fellowship Examination and providing support ,supervision and teaching for registrars during their training |
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners Australia |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Chapter (2 outputs)
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2011 | May JA, Koh C, 'The challenge of health inequalities in rural and remote Australia', Determining the Future: A Fair Go and Health For All, Connor Court Publishing, Ballan, Victoria 143-157 (2011) [B1] | Nova | |
2008 | Jones PD, May JA, Creighton A, 'Health service models', A Textbook of Australian Rural Health, Australian Rural Health Education Network, Canberra, ACT 105-112 (2008) [B2] | Nova |
Journal article (46 outputs)
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2023 |
Kocanda L, Schumacher TL, Plotnikoff RC, Whatnall MC, Fenwick M, Brown LJ, et al., 'Effectiveness and reporting of nutrition interventions in cardiac rehabilitation programmes: a systematic review', EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING, 22 1-12 (2023) [C1]
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2023 |
Schumacher TLL, Herbert J, May J, Ramanathan S, Brown LJJ, Guppy M, et al., 'HealthyRHearts-reducing cholesterol in rural adults via telehealth-based medical nutrition therapy: protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial', BMC CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS, 23 (2023)
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2023 |
Brown LJ, Wakely L, Little A, Heaney S, Cooper E, Wakely K, et al., 'Immersive Place-Based Attachments in Rural Australia: An Overview of an Allied Health Program and Its Outcomes', Education Sciences, 13 2-2 [C1]
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2022 |
Basile VA, Dhillon HM, Spoelma MJ, Butow PN, May J, Depczynski J, Pendlebury S, 'Medical treatment decision-making in rural cancer patients: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis', PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING, 105 2693-2701 (2022) [C1]
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2022 |
Croker A, Fisher K, Hungerford P, Gourlay J, May J, Lees S, Chapman J, 'Developing a meta-understanding of human aspects of providing palliative care', Palliative Care and Social Practice, 16 (2022) [C1] Objectives: Our intention was to develop a meta-understanding of the ¿human aspects¿ of providing palliative care. Integral to developing this meta-understanding was recognising t... [more] Objectives: Our intention was to develop a meta-understanding of the ¿human aspects¿ of providing palliative care. Integral to developing this meta-understanding was recognising the individuality of people, their varied involvements, situations, understandings, and responses, and the difficulty in stepping back to get a whole view of this while being in the midst of providing palliative care. We intended for this meta-understanding to inform reflections and sense-making conversations related to people¿s changing situations and diverse needs. Methods: Using collaborative inquiry, this qualitative research was undertaken ¿with¿ clinicians rather than ¿on¿ them. Our team (n = 7) was composed of palliative care clinicians and researchers from a co-located rural health service and university. We explored our personal perceptions and experiences through a series of 12 meetings over 8 months. In addition, through five focus groups, we acccessed perceptions and experiences of 13 purposively sampled participants with a range of roles as carers and/or healthcare providers. Data were dialogically and iteratively interpreted. Findings: Our meta-understanding of ¿human aspects¿ of providing palliative care, represented diagrammatically in a model, is composed of ATTRIBUTES OF HUMANITY and ACTIONS OF CARING. ATTRIBUTES OF HUMANITY are death¿s inevitability, suffering¿s variability, compassion¿s dynamic nature, and hope¿s precariousness. ACTIONS OF CARING include recognising and responding, aligning expectations, valuing relationships, and using resources wisely. The meta-understanding is a framework to keep multiple complex concepts ¿in view¿ as they interrelate with each other. Significance of findings: Our meta-understanding, highlighting ¿human aspects¿ of providing palliative care, has scope to embrace complexity, uncertainty, and the interrelatedness of people in the midst of resourcing, requiring, and engaging in palliative care. Questions are posed for this purpose. The non-linear diagrammatic representation of ATTRIBUTES OF HUMANITY and ACTIONS OF CARING facilitates multiple ways of engaging and revisiting palliative care situations or navigating changes within and across them.
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2022 |
Playford D, Masi L, Rowe A, May J, Wharton R, 'Factors associated with Australian female doctors long term, as opposed to short term, rural Family Medicine work', Family Practice, 39 633-638 (2022) [C1]
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2021 |
Kocanda L, Fisher K, Brown LJ, May J, Rollo ME, Collins CE, et al., 'Informing telehealth service delivery for cardiovascular disease management: exploring the perceptions of rural health professionals', AUSTRALIAN HEALTH REVIEW, 45 241-246 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Mallett LJ, Premkumar V, Brown LJ, May J, Rollo ME, Schumacher TL, 'Total water intake by kilogram of body weight: Analysis of the Australian 2011 to 2013 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey', NUTRITION & DIETETICS, 78 496-505 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
Kocanda L, Schumacher TL, Kerr J, May J, Rollo ME, Neubeck L, Brown LJ, 'Current Nutrition Practice in Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs', JOURNAL OF CARDIOPULMONARY REHABILITATION AND PREVENTION, 41 E32-E38 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
O'Sullivan B, McGrail M, May J, 'Responsive policies needed to secure rural supply from increasing female doctors: A perspective', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT, 37 40-49 (2021) [C1]
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2021 |
May J, Grotowski M, Walker T, Kelly B, 'Rapid implementation of a novel embedded senior medical student program, as a response to the educational challenges of covid-19', International Journal of Practice-Based Learning in Health and Social Care, 9 63-73 (2021) [C1] As with many OECD countries, graduating medical students have been choosing specialist careers at a greater rate than ever before. Generalism in the form of family (general practi... [more] As with many OECD countries, graduating medical students have been choosing specialist careers at a greater rate than ever before. Generalism in the form of family (general practice) and more generalist medical specialties have been trending down resulting in distributional geographic challenges. With the advent of COVID-19 in March 2020, medical schools and in particular the Joint Medical Program situated in a regional and rural area in NSW Australia had the unique opportunity to rethink the penultimate year curriculum when the previous rapid rotation model through numerous medical specialities became untenable. The need to vision a new practical pragmatic curriculum spurred a rapid revaluation of assessment, placement length and model with a pivot to an "embedded senior student placement" agnostic of discipline and supported by a competency-based learning portfolio. This article explores the barriers and enablers and identifies the potential elements of this type of placement which can be adapted to community and smaller rural sites. The positive student and supervisor experience also enabled an employment model to be woven into the students learning and ensured on hand medical student workforce for hospitals throughout the rural footprint. The capacity of these placements to celebrate variation in experience and support students to learn on the job have now caused a revision of the penultimate year with expectation of gains in students' satisfaction and in employability. It has also opened up options to deliver and increase the inherent value of generalist placements with likely long term workforce benefit.
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2021 |
Kocanda L, Brain K, Frawley J, Schumacher TL, May J, Rollo ME, Brown LJ, 'The Effectiveness of Randomized Controlled Trials to Improve Dietary Intake in the Context of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Management in Rural Communities: A Systematic Review', Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 121 2046-2070.e1 (2021) [C1] Background: Dietary intake is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, to our knowledge, there are no systematic reviews of nutrition interventions... [more] Background: Dietary intake is an important modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. However, to our knowledge, there are no systematic reviews of nutrition interventions in the context of cardiovascular disease prevention and management within rural communities. This is important to investigate, given the unique geographic, social, and contextual factors associated with rurality. Objective: Our primary objective was to systematically assess evidence on the effectiveness of randomized controlled trials to improve dietary intake in the context of cardiovascular disease prevention and management in rural communities. Methods: Nine electronic databases were searched from inception to June 2020, including MEDLINE, The Cochrane Library, Embase, Emcare, PsycINFO, Scopus, Rural and Remote Health, CINAHL, and AMED. Randomized controlled trials that reported results of interventions with adult, rural populations and measured change in dietary intake compared to usual care, alternative intervention, or no intervention controls were included. Included randomized controlled trials were also assessed according to the TIDieR (Template for Intervention Description and Reporting) checklist and RE-AIM (reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation, maintenance) framework. Results: Thirteen articles reporting results of randomized controlled trials were identified. Included articles reported a range of nutrition interventions and measured 18 dietary intake outcomes. Most studies (n = 10) demonstrated effectiveness in altering at least 1 dietary intake outcome, including fruit and/or vegetable (n = 9), fiber (n = 2), Dietary Risk Assessment score (n = 2), energy, dairy, carotene, vitamin C and sodium (all n = 1). However, there was wide variation in the reporting of intervention components (according to the TIDieR checklist) and impact (according to RE-AIM framework), resulting in difficulty interpreting the ¿real-world¿ implications of these results. Conclusions: Through this systematic review, we found limited evidence of improvement in dietary intakes due to nutrition interventions in the context of cardiovascular disease prevention and management in rural communities. Fruit and/or vegetable intakes were the most frequently reported dietary intake outcomes, and most likely to be improved across the included studies. Included studies were generally not well reported, which may hinder replication by clinicians and consolidation of the evidence base by other researchers. Given the substantial burden of cardiovascular disease experienced by those living in rural areas of developed countries, additional high-quality nutrition research that acknowledges the complexities of rural health is required.
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2020 |
Allen P, May J, Pegram R, Shires L, 'It's mostly about the job' - putting the lens on specialist rural retention', RURAL AND REMOTE HEALTH, 20 (2020) [C1]
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2019 |
McGirr J, Seal A, Barnard A, Cheek C, Garne D, Greenhill J, et al., 'The Australian Rural Clinical School (RCS) program supports rural medical workforce: Evidence from a crosssectional study of 12 RCSs', Rural and Remote Health, 19 1-9 (2019) [C1]
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2018 |
May J, Brown LJ, Burrows J, 'In-Place Training: Optimizing Rural Health Workforce Outcomes through Rural-Based Education in Australia', Education Sciences, 8 1-9 (2018) [C1]
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2017 |
May J, Walker J, McGrail M, Rolley F, 'It's more than money: Policy options to secure medical specialist workforce for regional centres', Australian Health Review, 41 698-706 (2017) [C1] Objectives: Regional centres and their rural hinterlands support significant populations of non-metropolitan Australians. Despite their importance in the settlement hierarchy and ... [more] Objectives: Regional centres and their rural hinterlands support significant populations of non-metropolitan Australians. Despite their importance in the settlement hierarchy and the key medical services provided from these centres, little research has focused on their issues of workforce supply and long-term service requirements. In addition, they are a critical component of the recent growth of 'regional' hub-and-spoke specialist models of service delivery. Methods: The present study interviewed 62 resident specialists in four regional centres, seeking to explore recruitment and retention factors important to their location decision making. The findings were used to develop a framework of possible evidence-informed policies. Results: This article identifies key professional, social and locational factors, several of which are modifiable and amenable to policy redesign, including work variety, workplace culture, sense of community and spousal employment; these factors that can be targeted through initiatives in selection, training and incentives. Conclusions: Commonwealth, state and local governments in collaboration with communities and specialist colleges can work synergistically, with a multiplicity of interdigitating strategies, to ensure a positive approach to the maintenance of a critical mass of long-term rural specialists.
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2016 |
Potter J, Brown LJ, WIlliams RL, Byles J, Collins CE, 'Diet quality and cancer outcomes in adults: A Systematic review of epidemiological studies', International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 17 (2016) [C1]
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2015 |
Hudson JN, May JA, 'What influences doctors to work in rural locations?', Med J Aust, 202 5 (2015) [C3]
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2015 |
May JA, 'Clinical service integration: a stocktake of the Australian experience', Future Hospital Journal, 2 142-146 (2015) [C1]
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2015 |
Hudson JN, May JA, 'What influences doctors to work in rural locations? Student background and clinical education act synergistically', MEDICAL JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA, 202 5-6 (2015)
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2013 |
May J, Carey TA, Curry R, 'Social determinants of health: Whose responsibility?', AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH, 21 139-140 (2013) [C3]
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2012 |
Gaw A, Doherty SR, Hungerford P, May JA, 'When death is imminent: Documenting end-of-life decisions', Australian Family Physician, 41 614-617 (2012) [C1]
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2011 |
Magin PJ, May J, McElduff P, Goode SM, Adams J, Cotter GL, 'Occupational violence in general practice: A whole-of-practice problem. Results of a cross-sectional study', Australian Health Review, 35 75-80 (2011) [C1]
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2011 | Rees M, May JA, Rae KM, 'Is it me? Or is there something in the water? Client decision making in nursing', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing, 28 67-73 (2011) [C1] | Nova | |||||||||
2009 |
Dennis S, May JA, Perkins D, Zwar N, Sibbald B, Hasan I, 'What evidence is there to support skill mix changes between GPs, pharmacists and practice nurses in the care of elderly people living in the community?', Australian and New Zealand Health Policy, 6 1-7 (2009) [C1]
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2008 |
May JA, Cooper RJ, Magin PJ, Critchley A, 'Integrated models or mayhem? Lessons learnt from three integrated primary health care entities in regional New South Wales', Australian Health Review, 32 595-604 (2008) [C1]
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2008 |
Grotowski M, May JA, 'HPV vaccine catch up schedule: An opportunity for chlamydia screening', Australian Family Physician, 37 529-530 (2008) [C2]
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2007 |
May JA, 'HPV vaccination: A paradigm shift in public health', Australian Family Physician, 36 106-111 (2007) [C1]
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2007 |
May JA, 'Rural remote and metropolitan area 3: The forgotten RRMA', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 15 216-217 (2007) [C1]
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2007 | May JA, Jones PD, Cooper RJ, Morrissey MJ, Kershaw G, 'GP perceptions of workforce shortage in a rural setting', Rural and Remote Health, 7 1-6 (2007) [C1] | ||||||||||
2006 | Hayes P, May JA, Martin T, 'Dementia - an epidemic that has arrived', Rural Pharmacy, 25 796-798 (2006) [C3] | ||||||||||
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Conference (48 outputs)
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2023 |
Depczynski J, May J, Pendlebury S, 'Exploring lung cancer survival outcomes in regional NSW. A data linkage study.', Canberra, ACT (2023)
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2023 | Somi M, May J, Juckes R, 'Panel: The importance of rural and remote research and funding', Canberra, ACT (2023) | ||||
2023 |
Schumacher T, Brown L, Kocanda L, May J, 'Challenges in recruiting rural populations the road less travelled?', Canberra, ACT (2023)
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2015 | May JA, 'Scope of practice in rural Australia - horses for courses? Or a one-horse race?', People Places Possibilities - 13th National Rural Health Conference, Darwin (2015) [E3] | ||||
2015 |
Fisher KA, Croker A, Smith T, May J, 'Grappling with a shared understanding of 'interprofessional learning': "I know what i mean... but what do we mean"', ANZAHPE-AMEA 2015 Conference, Newcastle (2015) [E3]
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2015 | Taylor MA, May J, 'Rural emergency care using place based simulation', ANZAHPE-AMEA 2015 Conference, Newcastle (2015) [E3] | ||||
2014 |
Fisher KA, Croker A, May J, Smith T, 'Are we on the same page yet?": Using photo-elicitation for shared understandings within an interpretive research team', N/A, Sydney (2014) [E3]
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2013 |
Croker AL, Fisher K, Smith A, May J, 'Of vacuums and scaffolds: Interprofessional learning on a rural clinical placement', The 2013 Practice-Based Education Summit http://csusap.csu.edu.au/~areport/documents/pbe_summit_2013/Handbook.pdf, Sydney, NSW, Australia (2013) [E3]
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2013 | May JA, Marsden C, Kurti L, Holloway L, 'Keys to retention: the importance of Working safe in rural and remote Australia ', 12th National Rural Health Conference Handbook, Adelaide (2013) [E3] | Nova | |||
2013 | May JA, Marsden C, Kurti L, Holloway L, 'An exploration of violence experienced by professionals from three sectors delivering key services in rural and remote workplaces', Proceedings of the 12th National Rural Health Conference, Adelaide (2013) [E1] | Nova | |||
2013 |
Croker AL, May J, Fisher K, Smith A, 'A Moving Feast of Opportunities: How do Students in Rural Areas Learn to Work with other Professions?', Handbook & Program of ANZAHPE 2013 - Professional Development of Health Professional Educators, Melbourne (2013) [E3]
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2012 |
Croker A, Smith AN, Fisher KA, May JA, 'Exploring interprofessional education - Seeing the whole elephant', Symposium Program. Interprofessional Education for Quality Use of Medicines, Newcastle Beach, NSW (2012) [E3]
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2010 |
Goode SM, Magin PJ, Pond CD, May JA, Marshall M, Zwar N, et al., 'Practice-based research networks (PBRNs): A comparison of different models', 2010 Primary Health Care Research Conference: Program & Abstracts, Darwin, NT (2010) [E3]
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2010 | Rees M, May JA, Rae KM, 'Storming the barricades. Improving rural client outcomes by addressing client decision making barriers', 2010 Primary Health Care Research Conference: Program & Abstracts, Darwin, NT (2010) [E3] | ||||
2010 |
Smith AN, Brown LJ, May JA, Wakely LT, Greaves J, Wolfgang R, et al., 'Interprofessional learning modules: Making undergraduate IPE clinically relevant', All Together Better Health 5 Conference. Program, Sydney, NSW (2010) [E3]
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2009 |
May JA, Magin PJ, 'Occupational violence: A study of the general practice team', 2009 General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference: Abstracts and Presentations, Melbourne, VIC (2009) [E3]
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2009 | Lusumbami P, Rae KM, May JA, 'Smoking in pregnant indigenous women and smoking cessation interventions: A literature review', 2009 General Practice and Primary Health Care Research Conference: Abstracts and Presentations, Adelaide, SA (2009) [E3] | ||||
2009 | May JA, 'Integration: It sounds good but what does it mean? Trials and tribulations of a general practice taking on a multidisciplinary focus and employing allied health clinicians', 3rd Rural Health Research Colloquium: Building a Healthier Future Through Research: Program and Abstract Book, Ballina, NSW (2009) [E3] | ||||
2009 | May JA, 'Skill mix in the rural primary health care workforce: Can it be systematised?', Rural Health: The Place to Be: 10th National Rural Health Conference, Cairns, QLD (2009) [E3] | ||||
2009 | Rees M, May JA, 'We've got the ingredients but what's the recipe? Challenges in teamwork for nurse practitioners in a rural area', Rural Health: The Place to Be: 10th National Rural Health Conference, Cairns, QLD (2009) [E3] | ||||
2008 | Dennis S, Zwar N, Griffiths R, Perkins D, May JA, Hasan I, Sibbald B, 'Optimising skill-mix in the primary health care workforce for the care of older Australians', 2008 General Practice & Primary Health Care Research Conference: Program & Abstracts, Hobart, TAS (2008) [E3] | ||||
2008 | May JA, Dennis S, Zwar N, Hasan I, Perkins D, Griffiths R, Sibbald B, 'Skill mix innovation in the primary health care workers: Can this be systematised?', 2008 General Practice & Primary Health Care Research Conference: Program & Abstracts, Hobart, TAS (2008) [E3] | ||||
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May JA, Magin PJ, 'Occupational violence in Australian general practice: Its not just about the doctor', Wonca Asia Pacific Regional Conference combined with the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention: Abstract Guide, Melbourne, VIC (2008) [E3]
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2008 | May JA, Dennis S, Zwar N, Hasan I, Perkins D, Griffiths R, Sibbald B, 'Skill mix change for older Australians: Can general practice meet the challenge?', Wonca Asia Pacific Regional Conference combined with the RACGP Annual Scientific Convention: Abstract Guide, Melbourne, VIC (2008) [E3] | ||||
2007 | May JA, Barac B, 'Who can do CPR? A team approach to CPR in rural general practice', 2007 General Practice & Primary Health Care Research Conference. Program & Abstracts, Sydney (2007) [E3] | ||||
2007 | Jones PD, May JA, 'Common themes of successful health service models in rural Australia', 2007 Rural Health Research Colloquium. Official Program, Tamworth, NSW (2007) [E3] | ||||
2007 | May JA, 'Profiling the GP workforce in a rural Australian town', 2007 Rural Health Research Colloquium. Official Program, Tamworth, NSW (2007) [E3] | ||||
2007 | Kent S, May JA, Guppy MP, 'Obstetric care in rural Australia: The evidence is right under our noses - but what direction are we heading?', 9th National Rural Health Conference. Abstracts, Albury, NSW (2007) [E3] | ||||
2007 | May JA, Bonomo A, 'Trials and tribulations of practice nurses: Can team-based care become practice?', 9th National Rural Health Conference. Abstracts, Albury, NSW (2007) [E3] | ||||
2006 | May JA, 'Making a Rural Research Project Happen', NSW PHC Research Stream at the 8th Annual Vital Links Forum 2006, Sydney (2006) [E3] | ||||
2006 | May JA, Morrissey MJ, Cooper RJ, Kershaw G, 'Supporting the Rural GP Workforce: Impact of a Managed Practice', Proceedings of the GP & PHC Research Conference, Perth (2006) [E3] | ||||
2006 | May JA, Cooper RJ, Morrissey MJ, Kershaw G, 'The General Practice profile of a rural town in Australia', Proceedings of the GP & PHC Research Conference, Perth (2006) [E3] | ||||
2006 | May JA, Bonomo A, 'Trials and tribulations of Practice Nurses: Can Team Based Care become practice?', Proceedings of the GP & PHC Research Conference, Perth (2006) [E3] | ||||
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Grants and Funding
Summary
Number of grants | 10 |
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Total funding | $2,356,479 |
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
20212 grants / $691,495
Ready to screen. Targeting the high-risk population to improve lung cancer diagnosis$669,600
Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
Funding body | NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council) |
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Project Team | Professor Christine Paul, Nicole Rankin, Doctor Emily Stone, Associate Professor Joel Rhee, Professor Jennifer May, Professor Billie Bonevski, Professor Shalini Vinod, Doctor Daniel Barker, Associate Professor Michelle Kennedy |
Scheme | MRFF - EPCDR - Improving Diagnosis in Cancers with Low Survival Rates |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2021 |
Funding Finish | 2024 |
GNo | G2101046 |
Type Of Funding | C1300 - Aust Competitive - Medical Research Future Fund |
Category | 1300 |
UON | Y |
An investigation into the association between myocardial infarctions and takeaway food availability in the New England region of the Hunter New England Central Coast Primary Health Network$21,895
Funding body: Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC)
Funding body | Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC) |
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Project Team | Doctor Tracy Schumacher, Associate Professor Leanne Brown, Professor Jennifer May, Ms Annabelle Williams |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2021 |
Funding Finish | 2022 |
GNo | G2100858 |
Type Of Funding | C3200 – Aust Not-for Profit |
Category | 3200 |
UON | Y |
20201 grants / $1,061,271
Addressing the evidence gap on medical nutrition therapy for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in regional and rural communities$1,061,271
Funding body: Department of Health and Aged Care
Funding body | Department of Health and Aged Care |
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Project Team | Professor Clare Collins, Professor John Attia, Professor Jennifer May, Professor Andrew Boyle, Doctor Tracy Schumacher, Doctor Megan Rollo, Professor Christine Jorm, John Baillie, Doctor Shanthi Ramanathan |
Scheme | MRFF - Primary Health Care |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2020 |
Funding Finish | 2024 |
GNo | G2000064 |
Type Of Funding | C1300 - Aust Competitive - Medical Research Future Fund |
Category | 1300 |
UON | Y |
20192 grants / $441,649
Certificate in Clinical Teaching and Supervision - General Practice $349,729
Funding body: Valley to Coast Charitable Trust
Funding body | Valley to Coast Charitable Trust |
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Project Team | Professor Brian Jolly, Doctor Cathy Regan, Doctor Miriam Grotowski, Doctor Nicole Ryan, Dr KERRY Peek, Prof DIMITY Pond, Professor Jennifer May |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2020 |
GNo | G1801157 |
Type Of Funding | C3200 – Aust Not-for Profit |
Category | 3200 |
UON | Y |
Exploring regional outcomes of Cancer Care $91,920
Funding body: Hunter New England Local Health District
Funding body | Hunter New England Local Health District |
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Project Team | Professor Jennifer May, Doctor Julie Depczynski, Doctor Julie Depczynski, Mrs Jennifer Lang, Susan Pendlebury |
Scheme | Project Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2019 |
Funding Finish | 2021 |
GNo | G1901390 |
Type Of Funding | C2400 – Aust StateTerritoryLocal – Other |
Category | 2400 |
UON | Y |
20181 grants / $114,185
The development and implementation of a GP-specific Certificate in Clinical Teaching and Supervision$114,185
Funding body: Valley to Coast Charitable Trust
Funding body | Valley to Coast Charitable Trust |
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Project Team | Dr KERRY Peek, Professor Brian Jolly, Doctor Cathy Regan, Prof DIMITY Pond, Professor Jennifer May, Doctor Miriam Grotowski, Ms Natalie Dodd |
Scheme | Research Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2018 |
Funding Finish | 2018 |
GNo | G1701233 |
Type Of Funding | C3200 – Aust Not-for Profit |
Category | 3200 |
UON | Y |
20172 grants / $17,792
Exploration of rural palliative care models in the Tamworth region to inform future research$10,000
Funding body: NSW Department of Health
Funding body | NSW Department of Health |
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Project Team | Dr Phil Hungerford, Dr Karin Fisher, Associate Professor Tony Smith, Mr Jonathon Gourlay, Dr Anne Croker, Professor Jenny May |
Scheme | NSW Regional Health Partners RICH Outcomes Research Grants |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2018 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - State |
Category | 2OPS |
UON | N |
Feasibility and engagement strategies for a cardiovascular disease prevention program targeting a high need, low health literacy rural community.$7,792
Funding body: University of Newcastle
Funding body | University of Newcastle |
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Project Team | Doctor Tracy Schumacher, Associate Professor Leanne Brown, Professor Jennifer May, Professor Clare Collins, Professor Andrew Boyle |
Scheme | Linkage Pilot Research Grant |
Role | Investigator |
Funding Start | 2017 |
Funding Finish | 2018 |
GNo | G1701268 |
Type Of Funding | Internal |
Category | INTE |
UON | Y |
20091 grants / $21,000
APHCRI Travelling Fellowship$21,000
Funding body: APHCRI
Funding body | APHCRI |
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Project Team | Travelling Fellowship |
Scheme | Travelling Fellow |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2009 |
Funding Finish | 2010 |
GNo | |
Type Of Funding | Other Public Sector - Commonwealth |
Category | 2OPC |
UON | N |
20071 grants / $9,087
Occupational violence in general practice: a cross-sectional study of GPs and general practice staff$9,087
Funding body: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP)
Funding body | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) |
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Project Team | Professor Jennifer May, Conjoint Professor Parker Magin |
Scheme | Family Medical Care, Education and Research Grant |
Role | Lead |
Funding Start | 2007 |
Funding Finish | 2008 |
GNo | G0187852 |
Type Of Funding | Contract - Aust Non Government |
Category | 3AFC |
UON | Y |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Past Supervision
Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
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2022 | PhD | Optimising Nutrition for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Through Knowledge Translation with Rural Communities | PhD (Medicine), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
News
News • 10 Mar 2022
Nutrition on menu to create healthy rural hearts
The NSW New England region has one of the highest rates of heart disease in the state.
News • 12 Aug 2020
Growing numbers of health students choose to “go rural” in 2021
The University of Newcastle’s Department of Rural Health has seen a significant jump in the number of allied health students choosing to go rural in 2021, showing the increasing popularity of rural locations among domestic undergraduate students.
News • 10 Jul 2019
Unique partnership transforming lives of people living with mental illness
Local not-for-profit Momentum Collective has teamed up with the University of Newcastle’s Department of Rural Health to help people recovering from mental illness rebuild their lives and connect to their local community.
News • 22 Feb 2017
Significant Biripi sculpture connects community to country
The unveiling of a new sculpture at the University of Newcastle’s (UON) Manning Education Centre in Taree is set to honour the significance of the Biripi people and their cultural heritage in the region.
News • 3 Nov 2014
Rural GP of the Year
UON's Dr Jenny May has been named Telstra RDAA Rural Doctor of the Year in recognition of her contribution to rural health on a local, regional and national scale.
Professor Jennifer May
Position
Betty Fyffe Chair of Rural Health and Director, University of Newcastle Department of Rural Health
University Newcastle Department of Rural Health
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
Contact Details
jennifer.may@newcastle.edu.au | |
Phone | 0267553536 |
Office
Room | . |
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Location | Tamworth Base Hospital , |