Professor Roger Strasser AM

Professor Roger Strasser is a leader in the global reform of health professional education. Recognizing the importance of context and community in medical education and research, Professor Strasser has gained an international reputation for developing and refining novel strategies to educate health professionals in and for rural communities. As a result of his formative work in this field, Professor Strasser has become one of the world’s foremost authorities in rural, socially accountable medical education, as well as a sought-after speaker and advisor.

Professor Strasser is one of the few Professors of Rural Health in the world. He is leading a growing body of research relating to socially accountable health professional education, recruitment and retention of health professionals, and rural health service delivery models. After 17 years as NOSM Founding Dean, Roger relocated to New Zealand in 2020 to take up the position as Professor of Rural Health at the University of Waikato where he was leading the University’s Rural Health public engagement and research capacity building for New Zealand.