Building Rural Health Research Capacity Through Embedded Researchers and Ecosystem Development
UDRH academic leadership and targeted investment in embedded researchers, combined with support from rural health and community services, has created a research ecosystem. There has been synergistic growth in research capacity, output and research culture that exceeds what either UDRH or partner organisations could achieve independently. Despite this success, sustaining this ecosystem is challenging; there is a need to invest in embedded researchers and ensure an enabling environment for rural health services research through changes to policy and organisational culture.
Authors
- Laura Alston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4551-8845)
- Alison Buccheri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3885-1391)
- Anna Wong Shee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5095-218X)
- Drew Aras
- Bianca E. Kavanagh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1656-2775)
- Alesha Sayner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8013-6658)
- Olivia King
- Kevin Mc Namara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6547-9153)
- Mary Malakellis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-2040)
- Kate Schlicht
- Samantha Russell
- Vincent L. Versace
- Michael Field
- Karina Demasson
- Marley Binder
Institutions
- Deakin University (AU)
- Ballarat Health Services (AU)
- Western Health (AU)
- Youth & Family Services (US)
- Grampians Health
- Victoria University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Journal of Rural Health
- Published
- 2026-03-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.70164
- Primary Topic
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00