APrf Lawrie McArthur
Associate Professor
School of Medicine
College of Health
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Associate Professor Dr Lawrie McArthur (FRACGP, PhD) brings a uniquely integrated profile as a rural based clinician, teacher, leader, manager, researcher, developer, and rural advocate. Through the years of working in rural Australia and overseas in developing countries, (Somalia, Nepal) as a GP obstetrician/anaesthetist/rural generalist, Lawrie has been challenged and inspired to develop sustainable, community focused, delivery of appropriate medical care. He has extensive experience in executive leadership, medical education and research teams across the continuum of undergraduate, prevocational medical and postgraduate GP training. He has held positions in medical education and leadership with Adelaide to Outback GP training, Adelaide Rural Clinical School, James Cook University medical school and JCUGP post graduate GP training. He has supported numerous AGPT academic registrar trainees over the last 15 years in South Australia and Queensland. His current work with Adelaide Medical School involves driving a greater emphasis on Primary Health Care in the medical curriculum, greater focus on General Practice in the integrated courses/syllabus and earlier and longer GP clinical placements in the new MD medical degree. This includes teaching General Practice and Rural Generalism, General Practice educational evaluation and supervision of early career academic GP's, Masters and PhD students.His research areas of interest include clinical reasoning, quality use of medications, curriculum design, competency based medical education, assessment and the professional development of clinical supervisors/teachers. His PhD focus was the development of self-efficacy in clinical teachers in Australian general practice, that led to the development of Self Efficacy in Clinical Teaching (SECT) measurement tool and an innovative intervention using mental imagery to develop self-efficacy. He is passionate about clinical teaching, social equity, rural medicine and global health. Currently he also parttime employed as the RACGP National Lead Medical Educator in Training Pipelines across Australia, providing strategic guidance and facilitation on positive elements across all stages of the medical training journey to create a sustainable GP clinical workforce serving communities in need. His wider professional involvement involvements include Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Interserve and Intermed.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | General Practitioner | Trinity Care Family Practice |
| 2023 - ongoing | Assoc Professor | Adelaide University |
| 2023 - ongoing | National Lead ME - Training Pipelines | Royal Australian College of General Practitioners |
| 2021 - 2023 | Rural Generalist - MICHS | Townsville Hospital Health Service |
| 2021 - 2023 | General Practitioner | Magnetic Island Medical Practice |
| 2019 - 2023 | Head of Education/Director | James Cook University |
| 2016 - 2019 | Head of Education/Acting Director | University of Adelaide |
| 2016 - 2019 | Emergency Medical Care | Whyalla Regional Hospital |
| 2016 - 2019 | Rural Generalist | Bunyarra Medical Practice |
| 2008 - 2015 | Director of Medical Education and Training | Adelaide to Outback GP Training |
| 2008 - 2022 | Rural emergency locum | Rural Doctors Workforce Agency - Global Medics |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Adelaide | Australia | MBBS | |
| University of Adelaide | Australia | PhD | |
| Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine | Australia | FACRRM | |
| Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, East Melbourne | Australia | FRACGP |
| Date | Title | Institution name | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Diploma of Obstetrics RACOG | Royal Australian College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists | Australia |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Mason, H. M., Seidu, A. A., Albert, F., Anderson, E. M., Alele, F. O., McArthur, L., . . . Malau-Aduli, B. S. (2025). Value and service match of advanced training skills among rural general practitioners: a qualitative Australian study. BMJ Open, 15(3), e089890. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2025 | Mason, H. M., Seidu, A. A., Albert, F. A., Anderson, E., Alele, F. O., McArthur, L., . . . Malau-Aduli, B. S. (2025). Utility of advanced training skills among GPs: a systematic review. Rural and Remote Health, 25(1), 9083-1-9083-10. Scopus2 WoS1 |
| 2025 | Woodall, H., Evans, R., McArthur, L., Gupta, T. S., Ward, R., & Brumpton, K. (2025). Can culturally safe general practice telehealth overcome barriers to care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians? A qualitative study. BMJ Open, 15(4), e089436. Scopus1 |
| 2025 | Anderson, E., O’Sullivan, B., Gurney, T., Young, L., Broadfield, K., McGrail, M., & McArthur, L. (2025). Fostering the growth and development of the female rural generalist workforce: a mixed methods study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 24(1), 182. |
| 2025 | Seidu, A. A., Anderson, E. M., Mason, H., Albert, F. A., Alele, F. O., Heggarty, P., . . . Malau-Aduli, B. S. (2025). Enablers and barriers of General Practitioner’s choice of additional skills training: a mixed-methods study. Frontiers in Medicine, 12. |
| 2025 | Brumpton, K., Woodall, H., Evans, R., Neill, H., Sen Gupta, T., McArthur, L., & Ward, R. (2025). Australian general practice registrars perceived development of cultural safety for Indigenous patients: A qualitative study. Plos One, 20(6 June), e0325960. |
| 2024 | Brumpton, K., Woodall, H., Evans, R., Neill, H., Gupta, T. S., McArthur, L., & Ward, R. (2024). Exploring how Australian general practice registrars define cultural safety with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients: a mixed method study. BMC Primary Care, 25(1), 166. Scopus1 Europe PMC2 |
| 2024 | Brumpton, K., Woodall, H., Evans, R., Neill, H., Sen Gupta, T., McArthur, L., & Ward, R. (2024). Exploring what GP registrars consider distinctive to consultations with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients: A mixed-methods study. BMJ Open, 14(5), e082137. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2024 | Bentley, M., Magin, P., Sanci, L., McArthur, L., Hiscock, H., Spike, N., . . . Irwin, R. (2024). Caring for kids: Australian general practice registrar confidence in delivering paediatric primary care. Australian journal of general practice, 53(8), 574-582. |
| 2024 | Alele, F. O., Albert, F. A., Anderson, E., Seidu, A. A., Mason, H., Heggarty, P., . . . Malau-Aduli, B. S. (2024). The perceived relevance, utility and retention of basic sciences in general practice. BMC Medical Education, 24(1), 809. Scopus2 |
| 2024 | Anderson, E., Gurney, T., Young, L., O'Sullivan, B., McArthur, L., McGrail, M., & Hollins, A. (2024). Exploring learning characteristics and progression of GP trainees based in regional, rural and remote settings: A qualitative study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(6), 1150-1158. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2024 | Albert, F. A., Seidu, A. A., Mason, H. M., Anderson, E., Alele, F. O., Heggarty, P., . . . Malau-Aduli, B. S. (2024). A systematic review of medical practitioners’ retention and application of basic sciences to clinical practice. BMC Medical Education, 24(1), 997. Scopus8 Europe PMC4 |
| 2024 | Askew, D., Waters, E., Lock, R., Jackson, C., McArthur, L., Sheldrake, M., . . . Gow, K. (2024). Factors influencing the decision to become a supervisor: A qualitative study of early-career general practitioners and rural generalists. Australian Journal of General Practice, 53(12), 904-909. |
| 2023 | Zuchowski, I., McLennan, S., Buchta, K., Cordes, K., Sen Gupta, T., Ladesma, C., . . . McArthur, L. (2023). Curriculum development for social work student placements in primary health care. Social Work Education, 43(4), 1-18. Scopus2 |
| 2023 | Phillips, H., Sukheja, N., Williams, S., La Forgia, A., Nixon, G., McArthur, L. A., . . . Walters, L. (2023). Point-of-care ultrasound in general practice: an exploratory study in rural South Australia.. Rural and remote health, 23(1), 7627. Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Williams, S., Gonzalez-Chica, D., Morgan, K., Herde, B., McArthur, L., & Walters, L. (2023). Undergraduate rural medical training experiences and uptake of rural practice: a retrospective cohort study in South Australia.. BMC medical education, 23(1), 217-1-217-9. Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC3 |
| 2023 | Williams, S., Morgan, K., Herde, B., Risley, D., McArthur, L., Walters, L., & Gonzalez-Chica, D. (2023). Evaluating the impact of the Adelaide Rural Clinical School longitudinal clinical placement on the rural medical workforce: A retrospective cohort study of graduates, 2004-2019.. Aust J Rural Health, 31(3), 546-555. Scopus1 |
| 2023 | Anderson, E., McGrail, M. R., Hollins, A., Young, L., McArthur, L., O'Sullivan, B., & Gurney, T. (2023). Comparison of performance outcomes after general practice training in remote and rural or and regional locations in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 218(9), 408-409. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2023 | Young, L., Anderson, E., Gurney, T., McArthur, L., McGrail, M., O’Sullivan, B., & Hollins, A. (2023). A comparative evaluation of quality and depth of learning by trainee doctors in regional, rural, and remote locations. BMC medical education, 23(1), 215-1-215-7. |
| 2023 | Brumpton, K., Ward, R., Evans, R., Neill, H., Woodall, H., McArthur, L., & Sen Gupta, T. (2023). Assessing cultural safety in general practice consultations for Indigenous patients: protocol for a mixed methods sequential embedded design study. BMC medical education, 23(1), 12 pages. Scopus8 Europe PMC9 |
| 2023 | Zuchowski, I., McLennan, S., Gupta, T. S., Lee, R., McArthur, L., & Weller, T. (2023). Strategies for facilitating social work placements in general practice. Australian Journal of General Practice, 52(12), 882-887. |
| 2022 | Smith, J., Luhach, R., Sheldrake, M., McArthur, L., Anderson, E., & Dick, M. L. (2022). The COVID-19-forced transformation of general practitioner training from face-to-face to online delivery: A qualitative study of participants' experiences. Australian journal of general practice, 51(12), 939-944. Scopus5 Europe PMC1 |
| 2021 | La Forgia, A., Williams, M., Williams, S., Walters, L., McArthur, L., & Gonzalez-Chica, D. (2021). Are Australian rural clinical school students' career choices influenced by perceived opinions of primary care? Evidence from the national Federation of Rural Australian Medical Educators survey.. Aust J Rural Health, 29(3), 373-381. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2020 | Kirubakaran, S., Shaw, D., McArthur, L., Miller, A., & Radford, A. (2020). Preparing christian health workers for international work: Evaluating a short global health course. Christian Journal for Global Health, 7(5), 21-30. |
| 2020 | Davey, A. R., Lasserson, D. S., Levi, C. R., Tapley, A., Morgan, S., Henderson, K., . . . Magin, P. J. (2020). Management of transient ischemic attacks diagnosed by early-career general practitioners: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Stroke, 13(3), 313-320. Scopus2 Europe PMC1 |
| 2019 | Whiting, G., Stocks, N., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Holliday, E., . . . Magin, P. (2019). General practice registrars' use of dermoscopy Prevalence, associations and influence on diagnosis and confidence. Australian Journal of General Practice, 48(8), 547-553. Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC7 |
| 2019 | Catzikiris, N., Tapley, A., Morgan, S., Van Driel, M., Spike, N., Holliday, E. G., . . . Magin, P. (2019). Emergency department referral patterns of Australian general practitioner registrars: A cross-sectional analysis of prevalence, nature and associations. Australian Health Review, 43(1), 21-28. Scopus4 Europe PMC4 |
| 2018 | Deckx, L., Anthierens, S., Magin, P. J., Morgan, S., McArthur, L., Yardley, L., . . . van Driel, M. L. (2018). Focus on early-career GPs: Qualitative evaluation of a multi-faceted educational intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing. Family Practice, 35(1), 99-104. Scopus20 Europe PMC17 |
| 2018 | Magin, P., Tapley, A., Morgan, S., Davis, J. S., McElduff, P., Yardley, L., . . . van Driel, M. L. (2018). Reducing early career general practitioners' antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: A pragmatic prospective non-randomised controlled trial. Family Practice, 35(1), 53-60. Scopus30 Europe PMC26 |
| 2017 | Dallas, A., van Driel, M., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Oldmeadow, C., . . . Magin, P. (2017). Antibiotic prescribing for acute otitis media and acute sinusitis: A cross-sectional analysis of the ReCEnT study exploring the habits of early career doctors in family practice. Family Practice, 34(2), 180-187. Scopus16 WoS13 Europe PMC12 |
| 2017 | Hiscock, H., Freed, G., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Holliday, E., Davey, A., . . . Magin, P. (2017). Clinical encounters of Australian general practice registrars with paediatric patients. Education for Primary Care, 28(2), 75-80. Scopus9 Europe PMC5 |
| 2017 | Holliday, S., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Dunlop, A., van Driel, M., . . . Magin, P. (2017). The pattern of anxiolytic and hypnotic management by Australian general practice trainees.. Drug and alcohol review, 36(2), 261-269. Scopus9 WoS9 Europe PMC9 |
| 2017 | Whiting, G., Magin, P., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Oldmeadow, C., . . . Stocks, N. (2017). General practice trainees' clinical experience of dermatology indicates a need for improved education: A cross-sectional analysis from the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training Study. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, 58(4), e199-e206. Scopus25 WoS26 Europe PMC19 |
| 2017 | Holliday, S. M., Hayes, C., Dunlop, A. J., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K. M., . . . Magin, P. J. (2017). Does brief chronic pain management education change opioid prescribing rates? A pragmatic trial in Australian early-career general practitioners. Pain, 158(2), 278-288. Scopus18 WoS17 Europe PMC11 |
| 2016 | Dallas, A., van Driel, M., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Ball, J., . . . Magin, P. (2016). Antibiotic prescribing for sore throat: a cross-sectional analysis of the ReCEnT study exploring the habits of early-career doctors in family practice. Family Practice, 33(3), 302-308. Scopus24 Europe PMC19 |
| 2016 | Magin, P., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., McCowan, C., Parkinson, L., Henderson, K., . . . van Driel, M. (2016). Anticholinergic medicines in an older primary care population: a cross-sectional analysis of medicines’ levels of anticholinergic activity and clinical indications. Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 41(5), 486-492. Scopus15 WoS13 Europe PMC10 |
| 2016 | Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Spike, N., McArthur, L., Stewart, R., . . . Magin, P. (2016). Australian general practice trainees’ exposure to ophthalmic problems and implications for training: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Primary Health Care, 8(4), 295-302. Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC6 |
| 2016 | Thomson, A., Morgan, S., O'Mara, P., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., van Driel, M., . . . Magin, P. (2016). The recording of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status in general practice clinical records: a cross-sectional study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(S1), S70-S74. Scopus6 Europe PMC3 |
| 2016 | Thomson, A., Morgan, S., O'Mara, P., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., van Driel, M., . . . Magin, P. (2016). Clinical encounters of Australian general practice registrars with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 40(Suppl. 1), S75-S80. Scopus3 Europe PMC2 |
| 2016 | Van Driel, M. L., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., McArthur, L., McElduff, P., Yardley, L., . . . Magin, P. J. (2016). Changing the Antibiotic Prescribing of general practice registrars: The ChAP study protocol for a prospective controlled study of a multimodal educational intervention. BMC Family Practice, 17(1), 67. Scopus16 Europe PMC13 |
| 2016 | Morgan, S., Thomson, A., O'Mara, P., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Driel, M. V., . . . Magin, P. (2016). Identification of aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander status by general practice registrars: Confidence and associations. Australian Family Physician, 45(9), 677-682. |
| 2016 | Magin, P. J., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K. M., Holliday, E. G., Ball, J., . . . van Driel, M. L. (2016). Changes in early-career family physicians' antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory tract infection and acute bronchitis: A multicentre longitudinal study. Family Practice, 33(4), 360-367. Scopus19 Europe PMC14 |
| 2016 | Wearne, S. M., Morgan, S., Magin, P., Spike, N., Tapley, A., Regan, C., & McArthur, L. (2016). Responding to registrars' in-consultation calls for assistance: Practical implications from the ReCeNT project. Australian Family Physician, 45(6), 446-449. Scopus3 |
| 2016 | Magin, P. J., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Davis, J. S., McArthur, L., Henderson, K. M., . . . Van Driel, M. L. (2016). Reducing general practice trainees' antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections: An evaluation of a combined face-To-face workshop and online educational intervention. Education for Primary Care, 27(2), 98-105. Scopus15 Europe PMC12 |
| 2015 | Dallas, A., Magin, P., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Ball, J., . . . Van Driel, M. (2015). Antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections: A cross-sectional analysis of the ReCEnT study exploring the habits of early-career doctors in primary care. Family Practice, 32(1), 49-55. Scopus47 Europe PMC38 |
| 2015 | Morgan, S., Henderson, K., Tapley, A., Scott, J., Van Driel, M., Spike, N., . . . Magin, P. (2015). Travel medicine encounters of Australian general practice trainees - a cross-sectional study. Journal of Travel Medicine, 22(6), 375-382. Scopus8 WoS9 Europe PMC7 |
| 2015 | McArthur, L., & Munn, Z. (2015). The effectiveness of interventions on the self-efficacy of clinical teachers: a systematic review protocol. Jbi Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 13(5), 118-130. Scopus1 Europe PMC1 |
| 2015 | Morgan, S., Henderson, K., Tapley, A., Scott, J., Van Driel, M., Spike, N., . . . Magin, P. (2015). Pathology test-ordering behaviour of Australian general practice trainees: a cross-sectional analysis†.. International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care / ISQua, 27(6), 528-535. Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC8 |
| 2015 | Holliday, S., Morgan, S., Tapley, A., Dunlop, A., Henderson, K., van Driel, M., . . . Magin, P. (2015). The Pattern of Opioid Management by Australian General Practice Trainees. Pain Medicine, 16(9), 1720-1731. Scopus20 Europe PMC14 |
| 2015 | Magin, P., Morgan, S., Wearne, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Oldmeadow, C., . . . van Driel, M. (2015). GP trainees’ in-consultation information-seeking: associations with human, paper and electronic sources. Family Practice, 32(5), 525-532. Scopus21 Europe PMC16 |
| 2015 | Morgan, S., Ingham, G., Wearne, S., Saltis, T., Canalese, R., & McArthur, L. (2015). Towards an educational continuing professional development (EdCPD) curriculum for Australian general practice supervisors. Australian Family Physician, 44(11), 854-858. Scopus14 Europe PMC9 |
| 2015 | Morgan, S., Henderson, K., Tapley, A., Scott, J., van Driel, M., Thomson, A., . . . Magin, P. (2015). How we use patient encounter data for reflective learning in family medicine training. Medical Teacher, 37(10), 897-900. Scopus25 Europe PMC18 |
| 2015 | Tapley, A., Magin, P., Morgan, S., Henderson, K., Scott, J., Thomson, A., . . . Bonevski, B. (2015). Test ordering in an evidence free zone: Rates and associations of Australian general practice trainees’ vitamin D test ordering. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 21(6), 1151-1156. Scopus10 Europe PMC8 |
| 2015 | Morgan S, Wilson J, Henderson K, Tapley A, Thomson A, Scott J, van Driel M, Spike N,., & McArthur, L. (2015). Investigation of fatigue by Australian general practice registrars: a cross-sectional study.. Journal of Primary Health Care, 7(2), 109-116. Scopus9 Europe PMC6 |
| 2015 | Morgan, S., Wearne, S., Tapley, A., Henderson, K., Oldmeadow, C., Ball, J., . . . Magin, P. (2015). In-consultation information and advice-seeking by Australian GP trainees from GP trainers – a cross-sectional analysis. Education for Primary Care, 26(3), 155-165. Scopus13 Europe PMC10 |
| 2015 | Magin P, Morgan S, Henderson K, Tapley A, Scott J, Spike N,., & McArthur, L. (2015). The Registrars’ Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) project: educational and research aspects of documenting GP trainee’s clinical experience.. Australian Family Physician, 44(9), 681-684. Scopus44 |
| 2014 | Morgan S, Henderson K, Tapley A, Scott J, Thomson A, Spike N,., & McArthur, L. (2014). Problems managed by Australian general practice trainees: results from the ReCEnT (Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training) study. Education for Primary Care, 25(3), 140-148. Scopus24 Europe PMC19 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Brooks, J. L., Elliott, T., McArthur, L., & Morris, R. (2014). Exploring the quality, feasibility and broader applicability of remote team supervision.. In General Practice Education and Training Convention. Australia. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2014 | Brooks, J. L., Elliott, T., McArthur, L., Morgan, S., Magin, P., & Henderson, K. (2014). Evaluating the feasibility and educational impact of the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) project.. Poster session presented at the meeting of General Practice Education and Training Australia. Australia. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2016 | McArthur, L. A. (2016). Developing clinical teacher’s self-efficacy in Australian general practice. (PhD Thesis). |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Co-Supervisor | Evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence on assessment in medical education | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Part Time | Miss Hannah Wu |
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