Associate Professor Samia Toukhsati is Senior Manager, RACGP GP Training Research Unit, Adjunct Principal Fellow, The University of Melbourne, and Adjunct Associate Professor (Research), Monash University. Samia is a well-established research scientist, with a background in health psychology and behavioural medicine. She is the Chief Investigator of the ReCEnT project. Samia is committed to advancing general practice training and education through high-quality research and translation into practice.

Alison is an experienced health and education researcher and Manager, GP Training Research Unit. She has a diverse portfolio of interests including vocational general practice training, translational preventative health research and clinical dietetics. Alison is inspired to achieve real-world health improvements for individuals and communities via the generation and translation of high-quality, pragmatic research. Alison is a Conjoint Lecturer at the University of Newcastle and has a PhD in Nutrition in Dietetics.

Linda is a Senior Qualitative Researcher within the GP Training Research Team. She is also a conjoint Senior Lecturer at the University of Newcastle.  Linda has extensive qualitative and quantitative research expertise, including study design, research methodology, development of study instruments, data analysis, and interpretation. Linda is committed to advancing vocational GP training and has led a variety of research projects involving GP supervisors, registrars, medical educators, and medical students.

Angelo is a Research Manager in the GP Training Research Team, overseeing regional research across Australia, and is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University School of Rural Health. He has a Bachelor of Science with Honours, Graduate Certificates in Academic Practice and Health Promotion, a Master of Teaching and a PhD in medical research.His current research interests are related to vocational GP training, including in areas of telehealth, rural health, teaching and learning, and cardiovascular health.

Amanda works as a senior research officer and statistician within the RACGP GP Training research unit and has over 10 years’ experience working on the ReCEnT project. Her portfolio focuses on ReCEnT data management and analyses for research papers. She is also involved in data management and analysis of other educational research projects within the research unit. Amanda is a conjoint Associate Lecturer at the University of Newcastle and has a Masters in Medical Statistics and Honours in Biomedical Science. 

Michael is a Research Officer at the RACGP and is based in Hobart. Prior to joining the RACGP, he worked at General Practice Training Tasmania, the University of Tasmania and Flinders University. Michael has a Doctor of Public Health degree from Flinders University and has many years' experience in medical research, regional planning and research, community and public health research, and health services research in South Australia and Tasmania.

Verity is a Research Officer with the RACGP and is based in Brisbane.  Verity is a health services researcher with experience working across clinical, community and government sectors.  Her PhD focused on healthcare service delivery improvement with her broader work focusing on strengthening workforce capability, psychological safety and the ongoing development of practical, person-centered healthcare services. 

Verity has led reform initiatives across mental health, primary care and community services, translating policy and research into practical implementation that improves workforce effectiveness and service outcomes to design sustainable, evidence-informed systems of care.

Hemi is a Research Governance Officer, based in Melbourne. He has also recently project managed two of the GP Training Research Department’s ERG projects, investigating the role of AI and telehealth in GP registrar education and practice. Hemi holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from the University of Newcastle.

Meredith is a GP Researcher with RACGP’s GP Training Research Unit, primarily working on the ReCEnT project. She is based in Melbourne, and practices as a GP (FRACGP) in community health at Better Health Network, South Melbourne. Meredith also holds a Master of Public Health (Monash University). She has a strong interest in the application of public health principles to reduce health inequities and achieve positive health outcomes for communities and individuals.

Emerald is a GP Researcher, primarily working on the ReCEnT project. She is based in Newcastle, and practices as a GP locally as well as travelling to work in remote communities in the Northern Territory. She has a strong interest in health equity and the intersection of primary health care and public health in this space, as well as the impact of research and education as agents for positive change. She holds a FRACGP and is currently completing a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at James Cook University.

Katie is a Senior Research Assistant working specifically on the ReCEnT project. Katie began working with the ReCEnT team in 2014 after completing a Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics (Hons) at the University of Newcastle. Katie is also Conjoint Associate Lecturer at the University of Newcastle’s School of Medicine and Public Health and holds a Master of Clinical Epidemiology (Distinct). 

Ben is a Senior Research Assistant at the RACGP. His role primarily involves data analytics and developing efficient data handling processes for the ReCEnT project. Ben has a Bachelor of Psychology (hons I), is currently engaged in a Masters of Medical Statistics from the University of Newcastle, and is experienced in using R, SQL and STATA.

Anna works as a Senior Research Assistant in the RACGP's GP Training Research Unit with a focus on quantitative data and statistics. She works primarily on the ReCEnT project. Anna is a Conjoint Associate Lecturer at the University of Newcastle and holds a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Epidemiology and a Bachelor of Biomedical Science.

Alex holds a Bachelor of Biotechnology and a PhD from the University of Newcastle. She is a Senior Research Assistant at RACGP GP Training Research, with an interest in antibiotic stewardship. Alex is also a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland where she works as part of a team within the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Minimising Antibiotic Resistance in the Community (CRE-MARC).

Adele is a Research Assistant at the RACGP and is based in Melbourne. She works on the ReCEnT project and across other projects in the unit. Adele has a Bachelor of Science and Biomedical Sciences (Hons 1) from Monash University and is currently undertaking a Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at James Cook University. Her research interest is in ensuring health equity for disadvantaged populations.

Dave is a research assistant, supporting the GP Training Research team. He has a BSc(hons), a PhD in molecular biology, a DipEd, four years’ teaching experience and seven years’ experience as a postdoctoral research fellow. From February 2023 he has worked on the ReCEnT project and projects investigating GP registrars as teachers, use of AI in GP training and part time GP training. He has a general interest in GP education research and expertise in project management and quantitative data analysis.