Belinda G O'Sullivan
Biographic Data
| ID | 5548855 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Belinda G O'Sullivan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Belinda G |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Sullivan |
| SIGNATURE | SULLIVAN B G O |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4068-3240 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Professional support to improve rural medical workforce retention, what works in what context: A realist evaluation
BACKGROUND: Professional support is an important strategy to improve the retention of rural doctors. However, it is poorly defined and understood within the context of rural medicine making it challenging to design and implement. This research aimed to explore what professional support entails and how it works and in what context, to improve whole of rural medical workforce retention. METHODS: An online expression of interest was circulated to 14…
Integrated challenges for IMGs as they migrate and move into general practice careers in rural Australia: A multi-staged qualitative study
Fostering the growth and development of the female rural generalist workforce: A mixed methods study
This study shows the need to consider the whole person within recruitment processes and provide both personal and professional support. In addition, flexibility for part time training and less than full time work needs to be offered and become more accepted within the medical community
Exploring Doctors’ Emerging Commitment to Rural and General Practice Roles over Their Early Career
Producing enough doctors working in general practice or rural locations, or both, remains a key global policy focus. However, there is a lack of evidence about doctors' emerging commitment to these decisions. This study aimed to explore changes in the level of certainty about career interest in working in general practice and working rurally, as doctors pass through various early career stages. The participants were 775 eligible respondents to a …
Understanding the professional satisfaction of hospital trainees in Australia
Effective dimensions of rural undergraduate training and the value of training policies for encouraging rural work
A Realist Evaluation of Theory about Triggers for Doctors Choosing a Generalist or Specialist Medical Career
There is a lack of theory about what drives choice to be a generalist or specialist doctor, an important issue in many countries for increasing primary/preventative care. We did a realist evaluation to develop a theory to inform what works for whom, when and in what contexts, to yield doctors' choice to be a generalist or specialist. We interviewed 32 Australian doctors (graduates of a large university medical school) who had decided on a general…
Faculties to Support General Practitioners Working Rurally at Broader Scope: A National Cross-Sectional Study of Their Value
Strategies are urgently needed to foster rural general practitioners (GPs) with the skills and professional support required to adequately address healthcare needs in smaller, often isolated communities. Australia has uniquely developed two national-scale faculties that target rural practice: the Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP) and the Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM). This study eva…
What Covid‐19 could mean for the future of “work from home”: The provocations of three women in the academy
The COVID‐19 pandemic saw academic labor rapidly shift into domestic spaces at the same time as households were “locked down.” In this article, we offer an exploration of our own experiences of working from home as women and mothers in the academy. Inspired by feminist approaches to knowledge production and self‐reflection, we each developed a personal reflective narrative guided by three key questions centered on our experiences of working from …
It's so rich, you know, what they could be experiencing: Rural Places for General Practitioner Learning
Globally there is an urban/rural divide in relation to health and healthcare access. A key strategy for addressing general practitioner shortages in rural areas is GP vocational training in rural places, as this may aid in developing practitioners’ scope, values and community orientation, and increase propensity for rural practice. This creates a need for deeper understanding of the nature and quality of this training. Rural GPs are well-position…
Rural Work and Specialty Choices of International Students Graduating from Australian Medical Schools: Implications for Policy
Almost 500 international students graduate from Australian medical schools annually, with around 70% commencing medical work in Australia. If these Foreign Graduates of Accredited Medical Schools (FGAMS) wish to access Medicare benefits, they must initially work in Distribution Priority Areas (mainly rural). This study describes and compares the geographic and specialty distribution of FGAMS. Participants were 18,093 doctors responding to Medicin…
Evaluation of a local government “shelter and van” intervention to improve safety and reduce alcohol-related harm
The findings highlight the challenge faced by local governments/authorities wanting to provide community-based interventions to complement other evidence-based approaches to reduce alcohol-related harm. Local governments/authorities with restricted regulatory oversight need to collaborate with key agencies for targeted upstream and evidence-based alcohol prevention and management interventions before investing resources. Such approaches are criti…
Eyes on the prize: Transnational tobacco companies in China 1976-1997
Internal tobacco industry documents relevant to China as published on www.tobaccoarchives.com located between 31 May and 1 August 1999 were searched. Documents describing the ambitions and conduct of transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) in China between 1976 and 1997 were located and reviewed in three sections: part A-early identification of market potential and attempts to enter the market, and improve trade and technology; part B-marketing an…
What Covid‐19 could mean for the future of “work from home”: The provocations of three women in the academy
The COVID‐19 pandemic saw academic labor rapidly shift into domestic spaces at the same time as households were “locked down.” In this article, we offer an exploration of our own experiences of working from home as women and mothers in the academy. Inspired by feminist approaches to knowledge production and self‐reflection, we each developed a personal reflective narrative guided by three key questions centered on our experiences of working from …
It's so rich, you know, what they could be experiencing: Rural Places for General Practitioner Learning
Globally there is an urban/rural divide in relation to health and healthcare access. A key strategy for addressing general practitioner shortages in rural areas is GP vocational training in rural places, as this may aid in developing practitioners’ scope, values and community orientation, and increase propensity for rural practice. This creates a need for deeper understanding of the nature and quality of this training. Rural GPs are well-position…
Eyes on the prize: Transnational tobacco companies in China 1976-1997
Internal tobacco industry documents relevant to China as published on www.tobaccoarchives.com located between 31 May and 1 August 1999 were searched. Documents describing the ambitions and conduct of transnational tobacco companies (TTCs) in China between 1976 and 1997 were located and reviewed in three sections: part A-early identification of market potential and attempts to enter the market, and improve trade and technology; part B-marketing an…
Evaluation of a local government “shelter and van” intervention to improve safety and reduce alcohol-related harm
The findings highlight the challenge faced by local governments/authorities wanting to provide community-based interventions to complement other evidence-based approaches to reduce alcohol-related harm. Local governments/authorities with restricted regulatory oversight need to collaborate with key agencies for targeted upstream and evidence-based alcohol prevention and management interventions before investing resources. Such approaches are criti…
Rural Work and Specialty Choices of International Students Graduating from Australian Medical Schools: Implications for Policy
Almost 500 international students graduate from Australian medical schools annually, with around 70% commencing medical work in Australia. If these Foreign Graduates of Accredited Medical Schools (FGAMS) wish to access Medicare benefits, they must initially work in Distribution Priority Areas (mainly rural). This study describes and compares the geographic and specialty distribution of FGAMS. Participants were 18,093 doctors responding to Medicin…
Understanding the professional satisfaction of hospital trainees in Australia
Effective dimensions of rural undergraduate training and the value of training policies for encouraging rural work
A Realist Evaluation of Theory about Triggers for Doctors Choosing a Generalist or Specialist Medical Career
There is a lack of theory about what drives choice to be a generalist or specialist doctor, an important issue in many countries for increasing primary/preventative care. We did a realist evaluation to develop a theory to inform what works for whom, when and in what contexts, to yield doctors' choice to be a generalist or specialist. We interviewed 32 Australian doctors (graduates of a large university medical school) who had decided on a general…
Faculties to Support General Practitioners Working Rurally at Broader Scope: A National Cross-Sectional Study of Their Value
Strategies are urgently needed to foster rural general practitioners (GPs) with the skills and professional support required to adequately address healthcare needs in smaller, often isolated communities. Australia has uniquely developed two national-scale faculties that target rural practice: the Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP) and the Fellowship of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (FACRRM). This study eva…
What Covid‐19 could mean for the future of “work from home”: The provocations of three women in the academy
The COVID‐19 pandemic saw academic labor rapidly shift into domestic spaces at the same time as households were “locked down.” In this article, we offer an exploration of our own experiences of working from home as women and mothers in the academy. Inspired by feminist approaches to knowledge production and self‐reflection, we each developed a personal reflective narrative guided by three key questions centered on our experiences of working from …
It's so rich, you know, what they could be experiencing: Rural Places for General Practitioner Learning
Globally there is an urban/rural divide in relation to health and healthcare access. A key strategy for addressing general practitioner shortages in rural areas is GP vocational training in rural places, as this may aid in developing practitioners’ scope, values and community orientation, and increase propensity for rural practice. This creates a need for deeper understanding of the nature and quality of this training. Rural GPs are well-position…
Exploring Doctors’ Emerging Commitment to Rural and General Practice Roles over Their Early Career
Producing enough doctors working in general practice or rural locations, or both, remains a key global policy focus. However, there is a lack of evidence about doctors' emerging commitment to these decisions. This study aimed to explore changes in the level of certainty about career interest in working in general practice and working rurally, as doctors pass through various early career stages. The participants were 775 eligible respondents to a …
Fostering the growth and development of the female rural generalist workforce: A mixed methods study
This study shows the need to consider the whole person within recruitment processes and provide both personal and professional support. In addition, flexibility for part time training and less than full time work needs to be offered and become more accepted within the medical community
Professional support to improve rural medical workforce retention, what works in what context: A realist evaluation
BACKGROUND: Professional support is an important strategy to improve the retention of rural doctors. However, it is poorly defined and understood within the context of rural medicine making it challenging to design and implement. This research aimed to explore what professional support entails and how it works and in what context, to improve whole of rural medical workforce retention. METHODS: An online expression of interest was circulated to 14…
Integrated challenges for IMGs as they migrate and move into general practice careers in rural Australia: A multi-staged qualitative study
Medicine (11 works) · Global Health Workforce Issues (10 works) · Medical education (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Rural area (6 works) · Dental Education, Practice, Research (5 works) · Diversity and Career in Medicine (5 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Workforce (5 works)