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ACRRM joins call for urgent action on climate change and healthcare sustainability
Oct 1, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has joined Australia’s leading health organisations to cosign a national statement addressing the critical health impacts of climate change. -
Rural GPs – R U OK?
Sep 12, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is urging Rural Generalists (RGs) and specialist Rural General Practitioners (GPs) to take a moment on R U OK? Day to reflect on their own mental health. -
New leaders appointed to help drive ACRRM’s strategic vision
Sep 5, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is pleased to announce the appointment of new representatives to the College Board and Council. These leaders will play a crucial role in guiding ACRRM through the next phase of its Strategic Plan, ensuring the College’s ongoing impact on the health of rural, remote, and First Nations communities. -
ACRRM welcomes introduction of the Rural Generalist employment model in Tasmania
Aug 31, 2024ACRRM is thrilled with Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff’s announcement that the state will embrace a Rural Generalist (RG) employment model to combat the shortage of doctors in its rural, remote and First Nations communities. -
Aboriginal thought leader Tyson Carmody to talk wholistic mental health care at peak rural medicine conference
Aug 30, 2024More than 1000 delegates at Australia’s largest rural medical conference will hear from Tyson Carmody, founder and managing director of Kings Narrative, about supporting Aboriginal men to be the authors of their own story and building a proud future for their people. -
ACRRM calls for further investment in addressing women’s health in rural and remote communities
Aug 30, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is using Women’s Health Week to highlight some of the unique health issues affecting women, particularly those living in rural, remote and First Nations communities. -
Dr Rod Martin announced as ACRRM’s president-elect
Aug 28, 2024Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) members have elected Dr Rod Martin as their next President. -
ACRRM congratulates incoming RACGP President
Aug 23, 2024ACRRM congratulates Dr Michael Wright on his election as incoming president of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP). -
ACRRM welcomes Single Employer Model trial in Victoria
Aug 20, 2024ACRRM welcomes the Victorian Government’s commitment to trial a Single Employer Model (SEM) for Rural Generalist (RG) registrars. -
ACRRM President Prize 2024 winners celebrated as future ambassadors for rural generalism
Aug 15, 2024ACRRM is proud to recognise Shoshanna Scott and Tamyka Bell as the 2024 President's Prize winners, celebrating them as future ambassadors for rural generalism. These outstanding individuals were selected from a highly competitive field of applicants, all vying for an all-expenses-paid trip to the Rural Medicine Australia 2024 (RMA24) conference in Garramilla (Darwin, NT) this October. -
Peak rural doctor conference to feature new National Rural Health Commissioner, Prof Jenny May
Aug 13, 2024Rural Medicine Australia 24 (RMA24) will give delegates their first opportunity to hear from the newly appointed National Rural Health Commissioner Professor Jenny May, who will be delivering a keynote address at Australia’s largest gathering of rural doctors. -
Premiere rural medical conference ‘builds up’ in Darwin
Aug 13, 2024Rural Medicine Australia 24 (RMA24), Australia’s biggest rural doctor conference, will deliver a top program in the Top End, working to ‘build up’ delegates with clinical knowledge, the latest research and new skills to keep their practise at peak performance. -
ACRRM says GP Incentive Review misses the mark for rural doctors
Aug 7, 2024ACRRM says the recently released Review on General Practice Incentives poses a serious risk to stunting the growth of Minister Butler’s “green shoots” - the future rural doctors and the RGs and specialist rural GPs they work and train with. -
ACRRM says new GP Study confirms urgent need to grow the rural workforce
Aug 6, 2024ACRRM says the Federal Government’s newly released General Practitioner (GP) Supply and Demand Study confirms the need to urgently grow the Rural Generalist (RG) and rural GP workforce in Australia. -
ACRRM presidential election opens Monday 5 August
Jul 25, 2024ACRRM will open elections for the role of President on Monday 5 August. Two candidates have nominated to lead the College; Dr Emily Harrison and Dr Rod Martin. Both currently serve on the ACRRM College Council.Current President Dr Dan Halliday, who completes his term at the College’s Annual General Meeting in October, says all candidates demonstrate a real commitment to ACRRM and the Rural Generalist profession. -
ACRRM celebrates NAIDOC Week and commits to better healthcare for First Nations people
Jul 8, 2024ACRRM celebrates this year’s NAIDOC Week theme ‘Keep the fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud’. The theme recognises Indigenous identity, and calls for the amplification of voices, and commitment to justice and quality. -
ACRRM opens nominations for key governance roles
Jun 24, 2024Nominations for key positions on the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s Board of Directors and College Council, including College President, open today (Monday 24 June).