Prof Roger Strasser

Senior Academic Advisor, Rural Doctors Network, Australia
Emeritus Professor of Rural Health, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Professor of Rural Health and Founding Dean Emeritus
NOSM (Northern Ontario School of Medicine) University, Canada

Between 2002 and 2019, Professor Roger Strasser was NOSM Founding Dean and CEO. He is a leader in the global reform of rural health professional education and research. Recognizing the importance of context and community in medical education and research, Professor Strasser has become one of the world’s foremost authorities on rural, socially accountable medical education, and a sought-after speaker and advisor.

Prior to 2002, Roger Strasser was Professor of Rural Health and Head of the Monash University School of Rural Health in Australia and had an international role with the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) as inaugural Chair of the Working Party on Rural Practice from 1992-2004.