Our Research Committee supports and guides the research interests of the College and its membership. The Research Committee contains a diverse group of 12 researchers, each with considerable experience in rural and remote general practice.

The Committee members work collaboratively to foster innovative research that will expand the evidence-based knowledge of contemporary rural medicine. The Research Committee is responsible for assessing requests made to the College to invite our members to participate in research. Each request is considered against a defined set of criteria. View the Criteria for Supporting Research.

If you would like to become involved in the Colleges research activities, please contact us.

  • The Primary Health Care Research and Information Service
    This organisation provides information about Australian General Practice research. It collates research data and provides a range of support and evaluation resources.
  • Australian Health Map
    Provides comprehensive health statistics for each state and territory, information about where to find health resources like hospitals and community services.
  • Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Australian's national agency for health and welfare statistics and information. Contains many reports, discussion papers and a wide range of data collections.
  • Monash University - School of Rural Health, Information Services and Resources
    Provides access to resources that will assist rural health researchers and service providers locate information on rural health research, community / town profiles (Victoria only), education and literature.
  • Cochrane Library
    The Cochrane Library database is free to access for all Australians via the Australasian Cochrane Centre homepage.
  • PubMed
    As for access to Medline, most abstract listings are also available through PubMed, a medical article database.
  • Google Scholar
    Google also launched a search engine called Google Scholar, which specifically targets academic journals, reports, etc.

Research Committee Members