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Personal profile
Biography
Deborah is a Research Fellow at the School of Rural Health, Office of Research in December 2008, with a background of 10 years experience in general practice, predominantly in the private sector in Bendigo. She completed a Masters of Clinical Epidemiology (2011). At the same time she has worked at developing and enhancing practical research skills at the School of Rural Health.
Research interests
1. Rural and remote health worker retention
2. Rural and remote health workforce
3. Equitable access to high quality primary care services.
Research area keywords
- Allied health
- workforce retention
- primary health care
- Rural Health
Network
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Projects
- 4 Finished
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Supervising GP Registrars - who does and doesn't participate and why?
Warrington, A., Bentley, M., Wallace, G., O'Sullivan, B., McGrail, M., Russell, D., Burns, J. & Sampson, M.
17/08/17 → 17/08/18
Project: Research
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A mixed methods study identifying underserved communities where GP registrar training could be better targeted in north-western Queensland and strategies to increase high quality GP registrar supervision and training in these locations
McGrail, M., Russell, D., O'Sullivan, B., Campbell, D., Teague, P., Reeve, C., Sen Gupta, T., Young, L., Hays, R. & Malau-Aduli, B. S.
1/08/17 → 31/07/18
Project: Research
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Retention of Victorian rural GPs
Russell, D., McGrail, M., O'Sullivan, B., Campbell, D. & Chisholm, M.
1/08/17 → 31/05/18
Project: Research
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Understanding the decision to relocate rural amongst urban nursing and allied health students and recent graduates
Sutton, K., Brown, L., Carey, T., Farthing, A., Maybery, D., McAnnally, K., McGrail, M., Russell, D., Smith, T. & Waller, S.
14/02/16 → 17/06/16
Project: Research
Research Output
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An exploration of the experiences of GP registrar supervisors in small rural communities: A qualitative study
Couch, D., O'Sullivan, B., Russell, D., McGrail, M., Wallace, G. & Bentley, M., 5 Sep 2020, In : BMC Health Services Research. 20, 1, 8 p., 834.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring preference for, and uptake of, rural medical internships, a key issue for supporting rural training pathways
McGrail, M. R., O'Sullivan, B. G., Russell, D. J. & Rahman, M., 8 Oct 2020, In : BMC Health Services Research. 20, 1, 11 p., 930.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Factors associated with increasing rural doctor supply in Asia-Pacific LMICs: a scoping review
Putri, L. P., O’Sullivan, B. G., Russell, D. J. & Kippen, R., 1 Dec 2020, In : Human Resources for Health. 18, 1, 21 p., 93.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Remote health service vulnerabilities and responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
Fitts, M. S., Russell, D., Mathew, S., Liddle, Z., Mulholland, E., Comerford, C. & Wakerman, J., Nov 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Australian Journal of Rural Health. 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Other › peer-review
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Retention strategies and interventions for health workers in rural and remote areas: A systematic review protocol
Hines, S., Wakerman, J., Carey, T. A., Russell, D. & Humphreys, J., Jan 2020, In : The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports. 18, 1, p. 87-96 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Press / Media
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The medical workforce in Australia
Belinda O'Sullivan, Matthew Richard McGrail & Deborah Russell
8/05/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment