The collaborative potential of the rural health and student equity fields in higher education

Claire Quilliam¹, Mollie Dollinger², Carol McKinstry³, Nicole Crawford^{2

4}, Pim Kuipers⁵, Philip Roberts⁶, Vincent Versace^{7

8}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Rural Health, The University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
² Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Business and Law, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia.
³ Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University, Emerald, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
⁷ Deakin Rural Health, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.
⁸ Centre for Australian Research into Access, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.

Editorial

Claire Quilliam et al. Aust J Rural Health. 2024 Dec.

. 2024 Dec;32(6):1095-1099.

doi: 10.1111/ajr.13204.

Claire Quilliam¹, Mollie Dollinger², Carol McKinstry³, Nicole Crawford^{2

4}, Pim Kuipers⁵, Philip Roberts⁶, Vincent Versace^{7

8}

¹ Department of Rural Health, The University of Melbourne, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
² Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Business and Law, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia.
³ Rural Health School, La Trobe University, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning, Deakin University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁵ Central Queensland Centre for Rural and Remote Health, James Cook University, Emerald, Queensland, Australia.
⁶ Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
⁷ Deakin Rural Health, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.
⁸ Centre for Australian Research into Access, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia.

No abstract available

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