The new approach to training is focused on making Rural Generalist training more attractive to doctors and addressing the need to deliver better healthcare for rural communities.

With ACRRM the only College dedicated to training Rural Generalists across Australia, the College has a strong commitment to continue to train exceptional Rural Generalists in areas such as the Murrumbidgee region, to ensure rural and remote communities have improved access to quality health care.

The model was unveiled in Wagga Wagga by Minister for Regional Health Mark Coulton who said:

“It aims to improve the availability of quality health services where people live and means trainee rural generalist doctors can work in private practices and local hospitals to provide a greater range of care.

“This model will be used to test how new employment models for rural doctors can make working in rural and regional Australia an even more attractive career option - here in Murrumbidgee and across the nation.

“Building a stronger health workforce is key to strengthening rural communities. A big focus of mine as Rural Health Minister is demonstrating that rural areas are a land of opportunity for young doctors, and shouldn’t be seen as second prize.”

Read the full Government release here.