Our research
At La Trobe Rural Health School our research seeks to:
- understand the needs and challenges of rural/regional communities
- impact and improve rural community health and wellbeing
- transform rural and regional health care
We are always looking for enthusiastic health professionals to join our research team.
Our key research programs include:

Building healthy rural communities
Maximising healthcare outcomes to ensure the delivery of quality rural health care.

Inclusion of young people with disadvantage and disability
Supporting educational inclusion of young people with disadvantage or disability.

Physiology of exercise, physical activity and rehabilitation
Experts in the measurement and restoration of human movement.
John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research
Making a difference to the wellbeing of older people living in rural communities.

Improving clinical care to reduce health outcome inequalities
Investigating the structure and processes of the health care system.

Violet Vines Marshman Centre for Rural Health Research
Our Centre is transforming rural health outcomes through research, collaboration and community engagement.