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Meet Dr Cristian Leyton Moscoso Research can feel daunting at the best of times. For medical students juggling busy workloads while on a rural placement, it can be especially challenging.
New research led by UCRH researchers has highlighted the lasting effects of catastrophic flooding on rural health systems, communities and medical education. Published in BMC Health Services Research, the study
For people living with chronic hip, knee or back pain, finding care that genuinely helps can be hard. For people in rural and regional areas, it can be even harder.
Community groups across the Northern Rivers continue to play a critical role in supporting mental health and wellbeing of communities in the wake of climate disasters, often responding quickly, creatively and
A recent paper co-authored by UCRH’s Frances Barraclough adds timely insight to rural health research by examining how interprofessional collaboration in general practice can strengthen care and ease pressure on
Recent UCRH work highlights how allied health rural placements can make a real difference for older people living in residential aged care homes in regional communities. Published in the Australian
Drawing on lessons from the 2022 floods and Cyclone Alfred, UCRH and Healthy North Coast (HNC) have partnered on a new research project focused on how the Northern Rivers’ primary
For UCRH Clinical Educator Sarah Crook, rural health was never meant to be a short stop on the way to somewhere else. It was something she encountered early in her
A new rural health research study co-authored by Dr Rebecca McNaught is reshaping how we understand the health impacts of environmental disasters across Australia. Published in Natural Hazards Research, the
Health research plays an important role in improving health equity, but the impact of large, cross disciplinary collaborations is not always easy to measure. A new publication led by a
