For Dr Tarun Patel, Australia’s ‘Top End’ is a long way from Auckland, New Zealand, where he spent much of his childhood. Yet training as a General Practitioner in the Northern Territory has driven him to try things out of his comfort zone - including recent GP training placements in remote Australia.

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On R U OK? Day 2018, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) asks all its members to consider their mental well-being and that of their colleagues and if they see need, take some positive action.

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One of the United Nations' most senior doctors has been announced as a keynote speaker at this year's Rural Medicine Australia (RMA18) conference, to be held in Darwin in October.

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For Dr Sarah Goddard, Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory has always been called home, and having the opportunity to move back to work as a GP, surrounded by family and well-known faces, has been a dream come true.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) will be holding elections for the position of President this month, with rural generalist Dr Michael Beckoff one of two candidates vying for the top spot.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) will be holding elections for the position of President this month, with rural generalist Dr Ewen McPhee one of two candidates nominating for this important role.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) will be holding elections for the position of President this month, with two candidates vying for the top spot.

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As a final-year medical student from NSW and budding future rural generalist, Jaffly Chen believes that the challenges associated with a career in rural medicine make for a better doctor overall.

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The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), National Farmers Federation (NFF), the National Rural Health Alliance (NRHA) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) have strongly welcomed the Coalition Government's announcement this week to provide additional financial support to drought-affected farming families, including $11.4 million in mental health support initiatives.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says that recent publicity about the impact of declining rural maternity services in Queensland highlights a broader national issue which impacts significantly on the health and wellbeing of rural women and their families.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has appointed south-west Queensland author Annabelle Brayley as a non-GP, Rural Community Director to the College Board. ACRRM is committed to community engagement in the quest to improve health outcomes in rural and remote communities.

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This NAIDOC week, ACRRM pays special tribute to its Indigenous women doctors working at the healthcare front line, and helping to Close the Gap one patient at a time.

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As the major political parties develop their election platforms in the lead-up to the next federal election, the Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) are calling for a strong commitment to boost access to telehealth services for patients in the bush.

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In keeping with its 2018 theme "Making Health Connections", ACRRM challenges members this Men’s Health Week (11-17 June) to reach out to the men and boys in their communities to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing.

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A respected Aboriginal medical leader, the Leader of the Australian Greens, and an Australian medical student leader will be among a diverse group of distinguished speakers at this year’s RMA Presidents' Breakfast at the Rural Medicine Australia (RMA18) conference in Darwin.

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On this year’s World Family Doctor Day, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) intends to celebrate its role in “leading the way to better health”.

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Doctor, adventurer, documentary filmmaker and extreme sport record holder, Dr Glenn Singleman, will be a keynote speaker at this year’s Rural Medicine Australia (RMA18) conference, the peakannual event for rural doctors.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the many items in yesterday's 2018 Federal Health Budget that aim to provide increased or continuing support to rural and remote communities.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has noted the strong package offered to support access to safe and affordable medical care in rural and remote Australia in this 2018 budget.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is urging the Federal Government to think of rural communities in the lead up to the Federal Budget release on 7 May, identifying key areas in which the College and the government can work together to improve health outcomes for rural communities.

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