Resilience in transition, health service volunteering and undergraduate rural placements are just a few of the research topics that have captured the imaginations of the rural health research higher degree students. Our Master of Medical Science and PhD candidates are enrolled either full or part-time through the UDRH. They have diverse backgrounds including nursing, medicine, pharmacy, teaching and project management, a diversity that reflects the multidisciplinary nature of rural health.

	PhD Projects
	Heather Brookes Rural Community Development: discourses, processes and their impact upon community members Debra Carnes How is quality and safety dealt with in relation to the clinical nursing practice of nurses working in remote health settings? Leslie Comley Factors influencing small business training Lisa Dalton Us and them: Rural 'other' in undergradaute nursing pharmacy and medical discourse on rural difference Shandell Elmer Community particpation processes in health service organsiations in relation to national health policy and industry standards Alex Fitzpatrick Children caring for a parent WMID Martin Harris "Resilience in transition" thriving in an environment of geographical dislocation John Henshaw Does prereferral direct and indirect communication between referrals and physician improve initial patient outcomes at a rural specialist pain service? Anne-Marie Lancaster Emotional Archeology - emotional literacy as an underpinning to self refelction and emotional wellbeing in teachers Susan Johns Finding common ground: An examination of the development, sustainiability and community outcomes for health, education and community partnerships in Tasmanian rural communities Melinda Minstrell Specialist breast nurses: developing an evidence-base for Tasmanian practice Nyrell Pattel A qualtiative investigation into Aboriginal adults identity and experience of Aboriginality across 3 generations Carol Redman Grandparents raising grandchildren - trajectories of care Georgina Routley The changing culture of dementia diagnosis Anna Spinaze Evolving primary health and wellbeing systems for sustainable positive health outcomes in rural and remote Tasmanian communities; in the context of workforce dynamics and socal change. Christine Stirling The trouble with volunteers Kate Squibb Bioethics and rural radiography and the implictions for expanded scope of practice Robert White Qualitative investigation into stages of development within a gay male population Zich Woinarski Whither rural industries? Their influence on the educational debate

	Masters Projects
	Peter Arvier The training and education of emergency medicine doctors in rural and regional Australia Glenn Aslin Ambulance involvement in the treatment of palliative care clients within the rural areas James Berryman Use of practice nurses as triage and treatment of patients in rural general practice Dale Edwards Community perceptions of the role of ambulance services and the development of a health promotion strategy to improvide knowlede and understanding Andrew Harris Developing culturally appropriate therapeutic pathways for African men in Tasmania Ha Hoang A cross-cultural study of the views and attitudes towards maternity care held by migrants in rural Tasmania Fiona Jones What is the impact of a generic, integrated multiskilled model of volnteer service delivery on rural volunteers within the rural health system Shelagh Lowe Primary health care in rural and remote Australia: GP lead multidiscplinary teams - how have Australian Government rural health policies been put into practice? Michael McCall Advanced airway management training - efficiency of the intuating layrngeal mask airway as a rural option Peter Morgan What changes to the scope of practice for rural paramedics would benefit Tasmanian Rural Communities? Peter Mulholland Foundations in ongoing education and training enhancing the role of the rural ambulance worker Lorraine Smith Is there a role for the pharmacist in counselling patients who take medications which have some influence on sexual function?