PHCRED Research Bursaries
Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development (PHCRED) bursaries were offered by the GGT UDRH to early and mid-career researchers with an aim to increase research activity and capacity amongst primary health care professionals in the Greater Green Triangle region. Research was supported in the areas of General Practice, mental health and psychology, Indigenous health, nutrition and dietetics, midwifery, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and dentistry.
The PHCRED program offered both fiscal and non-fiscal bursary support. 'Non-fiscal bursary support' included mentoring and supervision support, but no financial assistance. 'Fiscal bursary support' included mentoring, supervision, as well as financial support.
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Active Research Bursary Projects
1. Supporting Junior Doctors Going Bush
Bursary Recipient: Deb Smith, Western District Health Services, Hamilton, Victoria
Supervisors: Professor David Prideaux & Professor Paul Worley
Project Period: Commenced February 2011
Project Brief: To write a minimum of two papers to be submitted for publication in a recognised journal.
2. The Psychosocial Experience of Female Secondary Infertility in Australia: A Literature Review
Bursary Recipient: Elvira Hewson
Supervisors: Dr Michael Coates & Jane Fisher
Project Period: Commenced February 2011
Project Brief: This project will review the literature relating to the psychosocial experience of women with secondary infertility in Australia. It is intended that this review will be used to inform the direction and development of a PhD project proposal.
Completed Research Bursaries
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