Dr Dilip Dhupelia is the Director of Clinical and Medical Services at Queensland Country Practice which is part of Queensland Rural Medical Service. Trained in Dublin, Ireland, Dr Dhupelia migrated to Queensland and practised in Millmerran (1978-1982) and Toowoomba (1982-2006) as a Rural Generalist Obstetrician. From 2006 to 2010 Dr Dhupelia was the Senior Medical Advisor for Medicare Australia within the Commonwealth Department of Health. Since 2010, Dr Dhupelia has worked in his current capacity within Queensland Health and has been intimately been involved in the expansion of Queensland’s Rural Generalist Program as well as playing a strategic role in service and workforce design across the state. Dilip also works as a part time GP in Toowong. His other roles are as Board Director of General Practice Training Queensland and also the Australian Medical Association, Queensland (AMAQ).

Dr Tim Kelly has spent most of his working life in rural South Australia. In addition to working in full scope rural generalist practice, he has worked extensively in education and supervision of registrars and junior doctors. In addition to rural locum work and management roles, he currently is closely involved in the SAVES telemedicine service with the Rural Doctors Workforce Agency and is involved in running the Road to Rural intern placements in South Australia. Dr Kelly is a former Board member of ACRRM and NRHA.