Professor Riitta Partanen
Director
Rural Clinical School
+61 7 419 44807
Journal Articles
Partanen, Riitta, Eley, Diann, Ostini, Remo and McGrail, Matthew (2025). Identifying the experience of geographical narcissism during medical education and training. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 1-19. doi: 10.1007/s10459-025-10440-9
Yong, Faith R., Martin, Priya, Wallis, Katharine A., Fox, Jordan, Kirubakaran, Sneha, Partanen, Riitta L., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and McGrail, Matthew R. (2025). General practice specialty decision-making: a system-level Australian qualitative study. BJGP Open bjgpo.2024.0218. doi: 10.3399/bjgpo.2024.0218
Shepherd, Nicole, Wilson Gray, Romy, Hu, Wendy, Hyde, Sarah, Partanen, Riitta, Pena, Alexia, Walters, Lucie and Olson, Rebecca (2025). I'm not ‘fake rural’: rural student negotiation of identity and place in medical school. Sociologia Ruralis, 65 (1) e12473. doi: 10.1111/soru.12473
Martin, Priya, McGrail, Matthew, Fox, Jordan, Partanen, Riitta and Kondalsamy‐Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2022). Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on medical student placements in rural Queensland: A survey study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30 (4), 478-487. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12862
Jayarathne, Y.G. Shamalee Wasana, Partanen, Riitta and Bennet, Jules (2021). Objective simulated bush engagement experience (OSBEE): a novel approach to promote rural clinical workforce. Asia Pacific Scholar, 6 (2), 94-96. doi: 10.29060/TAPS.2021-6-2/CS2449
Donald, Maria, Partanen, Riitta, Sharman, Leah, Lynch, Johanna, Dingle, Genevieve A., Haslam, Catherine and van Driel, Mieke (2021). Long-term antidepressant use in general practice: a qualitative study of GPs' views on discontinuation. British Journal of General Practice, 71 (708), BJGP.2020.0913-e516. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2020.0913
Dingle, Genevieve A., Sharman, Leah S., Haslam, Catherine, Donald, Maria, Turner, Cynthia, Partanen, Riitta, Lynch, Johanna, Draper, Grace and van Driel, Mieke L. (2021). The effects of social group interventions for depression: systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 281, 67-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.125
Ogden, Jessica, Preston, Scott, Partanen, Riitta L., Ostini, Remo and Coxeter, Peter (2020). Recruiting and retaining general practitioners in rural practice: systematic review and meta-analysis of rural pipeline effects. Medical Journal of Australia, 213 (5) mja2.50697, 228-236. doi: 10.5694/mja2.50697
Partanen, Riitta (2018). Don't miss the boat: maximise ad hoc teaching with general practice trainees. Medical Education, 52 (2), 143-145. doi: 10.1111/medu.13507
Partanen, Riitta, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and van Driel, Mieke (2016). Is three a crowd? Impact of the presence of a medical student in the general practice consultation. Medical Education, 50 (2), 225-235. doi: 10.1111/medu.12935
Partanen, Riitta L., O'Brien, Maxine L. and Eley, Diann S. (2009). Necessity breeds innovation: GPs help prevent an emergency department closure. Australian Health Review, 33 (3), 467-471. doi: 10.1071/AH090467
Conference Papers
Partanen, Riitta (2024). 3. WHO Rural Workforce Guidelines into Action – Triumphs and Travails: The Medical Pathways. Ubuntu 2024, Cape Town, South Africa, 10-13 September 2024.
Partanen, Riitta (2024). 1. Minimising geographical narcissism with a solutions’ focused framework. RMA24, Darwin, NT, Australia, 23 - 26 October 2024.
Fors, Malin, Partanen, Riitta, Chater, Bruce, Manjala, Mercy, Koller, Theadora Swift and Probst, Janice (2024). Workshop 15: Countering the impact of Geographical Narcissism on the rural health workforce and rural health services: leveraging rural voice, innovations, people, and power. Ubuntu 2024, Cape Town, South Africa, 10 - 13 September 2024.
Partanen, Riitta (2024). 2. Addressing the phenomenon of Geographical Narcissism during medical education and training,. The Network: Towards Unity For Health & Rural WONCA: Ubuntu 2024, Cape Town, South Africa, 10 - 13 September 2024.
Rodda, Christie, Girgenti, Kaylene, O'Sullivan, Belinda and Partanen, Riitta (2023). The quest to revive and restore the female rural medical workforce. WONCA 2023, Sydney, NSW Australia, 26-29 October 2023.
Partanen, Riitta (2023). Geographical narcissism during medical education and training. WONCA 2023, Sydney, NSW Australia, 26-29 October 2023.
Partanen, Riitta (2023). GP first choice for medical graduates: innovative medical education. WONCA 23, Sydney, NSW Australia, 26-29 October 2023.
Partanen, Riitta (2023). Addressing a rural nemesis: geographical narcissism. RMA 23, Hobart, TAS Australia, 18-21 October 2023.
Partanen, Riitta (2023). Geographical narcissism - a rural nemesis. FRAME (Federation of Rural Australian Medical Educators) May Meeting, Hervey Bay, QLD Australia, 2-4 May 2023.
Partanen, Riitta (2023). Geographical narcissism during medical education and training. Fraser Coast Health Conference, Hervey Bay, QLD Australia, 25-26 February 2023.
Partanen, Riitta (2022). Geographical narcissism during medical education and training. RMA 2022, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 12-15 October 2022.
Partanen, Riitta, Ostini, Remo and Eley, Diann (2018). What is important to medical students for clinical school choice?. The MUSTER 2018, Mt Gambier, SA Australia, 15-18 October 2018 .
Ogden, Jessica, Preston, S., Partanen, Riitta and Ostini, Remo (2018). Does the rural pipeline influence rural general practitioner (GP) practice location and retention?. The MUSTER 2018, Mt Gambier, SA Australia, 15-18 October 2018 .
Partanen, Riitta, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and van Driel, Mieke (2018). Trials and tribulations of translating a research idea: experiences of a rural GP academic. GP18, Gold Coast, QLD Australia, 11-13 October 2018.
Partanen, Riitta, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Van Driel, Mieke (2018). Trials and tribulations of translating a research idea: experiences of a rural GP academic. RACGP General Practice (GP18), Gold Coast, Australia, 11-13 October 2018.
Jayarathne, Wasana, Partanen, Riitta and Bennet, Jules (2018). 2. Near peer assessment during Objective Simulated Bush Engagement Experience (OSBEE) in Rural Clinical School, University of Queensland. ANZAHPE 2018, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 1 - 4 July 2018. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators.
Partanen, Riitta, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Van Driel, Mieke (2016). A triangular perspective on general practice medical student. International Conference Community Engaged Medical Education in the North (ICEMEN), Sault Str. Marie, ON, Canada, 22-25 June 2016.
Partanen, Riitta, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Mieke Van Driel (2015). Impact of medical student presence in the General Practice Consultation. Association for Medical Education in Europe, Glasgow, Scotland, 5-9 September 2015.
Partanen, Riitta, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Mieke Van Driel (2015). Impact of medical student presence in the General Practice Consultation. Medical Education and Training Forum, Darwin Australia, 12-15 October 2015.
Partanen, Riitta, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Mieke Van Driel (2015). Impact of medical student presence in the General Practice Consultation. Primary Health Care Research Conference, ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA, 29-31 July 2015.
Partanen, Riitta, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Mieke Van Driel (2014). Impact of medical student presence in the General Practice Consultation. Australian and New Zealand Medical Education & Training Forum, Pokolbin, Australia, 9-12 November 2014.
Partanen, Riitta, O'Brien, M and Eley, Diann (Stover) (2006). Meeting the Challenge: GPs taking a leadership role working in Fraser Coast Emergency Departments. QDGP Forum, Hervey Bay, Australia, June 2006.
Research Report
World Health Organisation Team, Strasser, Sarah, Austin, Marni, Bendotti, Hollie, Bourke, Gary, Campbell, David, Campbell, Narelle , Chater, Alan Bruce, Chong, Hwee Sin , Cribb, Jacqueline, Cumming, Kay, Doty, Barbara Jean, Eley, Diann, Erikson, Jay S., Florentis, Anastasia, Floss, Mayara, Goot, Katie, Greacen, Jane, Jonk, Yvonne , Khoo, Kean, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Lamb, Margaret, Longenecker, Randall, McGrail, Matthew, Nasir, Bushra, Partanen, Riitta, Paterson, Davis , Rajapalisha, Dilum , Schmitz, David ... Tynan, Anna (2020). Retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas: a systematic review. Human Resources for Health Observer Series No. 25 Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.