Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner (Allied Health)

Associate Professor Geoff Argus was born and raised on the Darling Downs in Queensland. He is an Associate Professor in Rural Health at The University of Queensland (UQ) and is currently the Director of Rural Health with the UQ Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences.

Prior to this appointment, Associate Professor Argus led the development and expansion of Southern Queensland Rural Health (SQRH), a University Department of Rural Health supporting the Darling Downs and South West Queensland regions.

He is a Clinical Psychologist by professional background with postgraduate qualifications in Clinical Psychology and Public Health and is a Fellow of the APS College of Clinical Psychologists. Associate Professor Argus has worked across regional, rural and remote Australia for over 20 years, holding leadership positions in public, private and not-for-profit health and community care and the higher education sector.

Associate Professor Argus is nationally recognised as a leader in rural health and has served as a Board Director with the Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN) and as Deputy Chair of the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) Board. He provides expert advice to the National Rural Health Commissioner on improving access to health services, training, and education with a focus on Allied Health and First Nations Health.