A Rural Generalist doctor who works with the Royal Flying Doctor Service at Port Augusta in South Australia, and is known for his compassionate mentoring of medical students and junior doctors, is the recipient of the ACRRM-RDAA Rural Registrar of the Year Award for 2021.

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Each year, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) President’s Prize is awarded to two budding medical students who are passionate about a career in rural generalism. The 2021 recipients of this award are Laura Baumont and Tia Gordon who were hand selected by ACRRM President, Dr Sarah Chalmers, from a large pool of impressive applicants.

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The 2021 recipient of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s (ACRRM) Life Fellowship award is Dr Louis Peachey whose service to the College and the profession of rural generalism has extended well over 30 years.

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Rural GPs in Australia will be able to access a new rural generalist anaesthesia qualification from 2023 in a collaboration between the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA), the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP).

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The National Council of Primary Care Doctors has come together to progress key issues affecting the health and wellbeing of Australians, including the progression of the Primary Care Review and pressures on the GP workforce.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) supports RU OK and World Suicide Prevention Day, and welcomes the opportunity, amid the challenges of the ongoing outbreak, for the community and rural and remote health workers to check in on each other, and ask RU OK?

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes today’s announcement of a new review into the distribution of local General Practice services in regional and rural areas, saying it is a critical step to improving healthcare access for communities in need.

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In the race to protect the population from COVID, peak rural health bodies are united in their call for rural health workers to have priority access to COVID vaccines, as their risk of exposure increases across some states. The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and CRANAplus Inc, are urging state and federal governments to sort out the current access issues.

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With the Delta strain of COVID-19 taking hold across Australia’s largest city and urban centres, Australia’s leading General Practitioner (GP) representatives are warning against spreading the virus to our regional, rural and remote communities. ACRRM, Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) and Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) stress the importance of containing the spread and reducing the risk to vulnerable communities.

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The National Council of Primary Care Doctors (NCPCD), of which ACRRM is a member, has met to discuss the pivotal issues affecting general practice, while the sector undergoes a period of significant change.

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Medical practitioners training to become specialist Rural Generalist doctors with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)) are progressing with their program and exams, despite COVID-19 restrictions across the country.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) congratulates Federal Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie on his appointment as Minister for Regional Health.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) acknowledges the Government’s ongoing commitment to support rural healthcare initiatives in the 2021 Federal Budget.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes today’s announcement by the Federal Government that it will boost bulk billing incentives to improve healthcare provision in rural and remote communities.

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With COVID restrictions in the eastern states changing daily, make sure your Easter travel plans are flexible while remaining COVID cautious at all times.

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On Close the Gap Day today, ACRRM acknowledges the work of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members who provide leadership and legacy within the College, their profession, and their communities.

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Up to 400 general practitioners will train to work in regional Australia over the next four years, with the establishment today of the Coalition Government’s Rural Generalist Training Scheme (RGTS) to boost doctor numbers in the bush.

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ACRRM urges all people living in rural and remote communities to get a COVID vaccination as soon as they are able. ACRRM President Dr Sarah Chalmers says: The College is confident the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has undertaken a rigorous review of the Pfizer and AstraZenica vaccines and the community can be confident that both vaccines are safe and effective.

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Details have been released of the upcoming rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines, and peak rural health bodies are happy that rural communities will have equitable and speedy access.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) today formalised a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the aim of strengthening healthcare teams across rural and remote Australia.

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