I am a member of the Murray Darling Medical Schools Network (MDMSN) Research Initiative. The MDMSN – comprising of the University of New South Wales, University of Sydney, Charles Sturt University, University of Melbourne, La Trobe University and Monash University – have established five rurally-based graduate entry programs across the Murray-Darling region. Through membership of this group I am able to make key contributions to rural school advocacy, development of policies and research supporting the efficacy of rural medical programs.

In particular I have been directly involved in a research project assessing motivation of students to study medicine in a rural location and how this impacts later decisions to practice in a rural area.