Professor Paul Worley is a rural doctor and Emeritus Professor at Flinders University. His ground‐breaking work in the science of rural community based medical education, and its impact on addressing the maldistribution of doctors for rural and underserved areas, has changed the face of medical education and rural medical workforce policy nationally and internationally. His leadership of junior doctor training in general practice has transformed the transition from medical school to post‐graduate training for general practice. He is a past President of the Rural Doctors Association of SA, a previous Vice President of ACRRM and consultant to the WHO.