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The Rural Generalist Pathway is coordinated by a team of senior experienced rural medical advisors and administrators in consultation with leading rural and remote training partners.
The extensive knowledge of the medical advisors, comprising practising Rural Generalists, Staff Specialists, past Directors of Clinical Training and senior rural medical academics from James Cook University, provide an extensive advisory and support service to all trainees.
Dr Dan Manahan
Medical Director, Rural Generalist Pathway
Medical Superintendent, Stanthorpe Hospital
A graduate from the University of Queensland, Dan undertook his studies with the assistance of a Queensland Health Rural Scholarship and commenced clinical practice in Rockhampton where he completed his Internship. He then moved to Emerald in Central Queensland where it was during this time he experienced the characters, practitioners, patients and friends which dramatically influenced his choosing of a career as a Rural Generalist.
After time in Goondiwindi which further cemented his rural vocation, he relocated to Brisbane for advanced skills training where he obtained Obstetrics, Anaesthetics and Surgical credentials and married Jacinta, a city slicker prepared to leap into rural life. Dan and Jacinta moved to Stanthorpe in 1996 and have settled there raising four children.
In combination, Dan manages his current significant role as Medical Superintendent at Stanthorpe with his Rural Generalist Advisor role whilst maintaining this continuing professional education, recently completing an external Diploma in Medical Sonography. Dan is passionate about both developing and facilitating medical education and training opportunities for medical officers across rural and remote Queensland.
Dr Leanne Browning
Director Rural Generalist Training, Rural Generalist Pathway
Rural Paediatrician, Goondiwindi Hospital
After graduating from the University of Queensland, Leanne followed her passion for paediatrics and completed her training at the Royal Children's Hospital in Brisbane and then Toowoomba. Though growing up in rural Queensland, her appreciation for the lifestyle was ignited when she met her husband Brad while rural relieving in her Senior House Officer year. She first worked as a Consultant Paediatrician at Toowoomba Hospital where she was also able to pursue her interest in education as the Director of Clinical Training.
Since 2005 Leanne has lived, worked and loved in Charleville for four years where she provided a paediatric service to the area with flying clinics to Cunnamulla and Quilpie; for the last three years she has lived and worked in Goondiwindi with her husband and three young children. Leanne commenced with the Rural Generalist Pathway at its inception in 2006 and has been excited to see its evolution into a premium training pathway.
Dr Dale Hanson
Director of Rural Generalist Training, Rural Generalist Pathway
Staff Emergency Physician, Mackay Base Hospital
Senior Lecturer, James Cook University
Dale graduated from the Flinders University of South Australia in 1982, initially pursuing a career in Rural General Practice, and subsequently in Emergency Medicine. Since 1986 he has worked as a Staff Emergency Physician at Mackay Base Hospital; he is currently the Director of Clinical Training for the Mackay Health Service District.
Dale is an instructor with Advanced Paediatric Life Support Australia and a senior lecturer with James Cook University, teaching undergraduate Emergency Medicine and postgraduate Public Health. He completed his Masters in Public Health and Tropical Medicine in 2000 and subsequently his Doctorate in Public Health in 2007.
Dale has eclectic interests and expertise gathered from a diverse career that has spanned General Practice, Emergency Medicine, Medical Education, Public Health, Community Safety Promotion and Social Network Analysis. He particularly enjoys assisting junior medical practitioners to identify and then achieve their long term career objectives.
Dr James Telfer
Director of Rural Generalist Training, Rural Generalist Pathway
Rural Generalist Senior Medical Offficer, Stanthorpe Hospital
James is a Rural Generalist Senior Medical Officer at Stanthorpe Hospital. He graduated from Flinders University in 2003. James was a Queensland Rural Health Scholarship Scheme Holder, and completed his first two years at Mackay Base Hospital. He undertook Advanced Specialised Training in anaesthetics at Toowoomba Base Hospital in 2006 and has worked in Stanthorpe since 2007. He has completed his FACRRM and FRACGP.
James is a Registrar Liaison Officer for QRME (Queensland Rural Medical Education) and is currently undertaking a Masters of Clinical Education through Flinders University.
He is married to Bec and has three children.
Prof Tarun Sen Gupta
Director of Rural Generalist Training, Rural Generalist Pathway
Director of Medical Education / Professor of Health Professional Education, School of Medicine, James Cook University
Tarun is Director of Medical Education and Professor of Health Professional Education at the James Cook University School of Medicine and Dentistry. He was a foundation appointment when the School was established in 2000, and has worked in medical education since 1993. He is a co-Director of the Queensland Health Rural Generalist Pathway program and has previously worked as a Medical Educator with the RACGP Training Program, and was Medical Coordinator of the North Queensland Rural Health Training Unit from 1997-2000.
Tarun has worked in North Queensland since 1987 when he was appointed Medical Superintendent with Right to Private Practice at Richmond in the north-west of the state. His one-year term there as a scholarship holder rapidly became six, and he has maintained an interest in rural medical education since. Tarun is involved with RACGP and ACRRM in a number of areas, and has been involved with the national assessment committee of both Colleges. He was appointed to the Medical Board of Queensland in 2006 . He is also a board member of the Postgraduate Medical Council of Queensland and sits on the Australian Medical Council.
Tarun is married to Wendy; they enjoy the company of two thriving children, a pair of disobedient golden retrievers and a neglected cat.
Administrative Team
The administrative team provide a comprehensive case management and support service to medical team members, training partners and most importantly our Rural Generalist Trainees. Located in numerous office across the state of Queensland, the administrative team can be contacted as follows:
Toowoomba Office (Cunningham Centre)
p (07) 4616 6947
f (07) 4616 5699
e rural_generalist@health.qld.gov.au
Natalie Taylor, Manager
Deanne Bond, Project Officer
Tammika Zischke, Project Officer
Tracey Huth, Business Support Officer
Jodie McHarry, Administrative Officer (currently on maternity leave)
Caroline Charles, Administrative Support Officer
Roma Office (Rural Health Connections)
p (07) 4624 1810
f (07) 4624 1818
e rural_generalist@health.qld.gov.au
Linda Taylor, Senior Project Officer
Karla Bruton, Senior Project Officer
Kim Lewington, Project Officer
Julie Bishop, Administrative Officer
Stanthorpe Office (Cunningham Centre)
p (07) 4681 5224
e rural_generalist@health.qld.gov.au
Jason Kelly, Administrative Officer
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