Monash University’s Department of Forensic Medicine provides FREE CPD training in Recognising and Responding to Sexual Violence in Adults for APHRA registered healthcare professionals.

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ACRRM 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.

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Rural 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.

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Rural 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.

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ACRRM has lost one its true allies with the passing of Honorary Fellow Dr John (Jack) Best on Friday 26 July. Dr Best is recognised as an authority in the policy and provision of medical services and medical education in rural, remote and First Nations communities. Since the College’s formation, he has been a respected advisor, fierce advocate, and great friend to the College.

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ACRRM 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.

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ACRRM 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.

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NSW Health is making it easier to for junior doctors to embark on a Rural Generalist career, providing different pathways for trainees to live and train in regional NSW, through a streamlined application process.

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The college leaders work with the policy and advocacy team to represent members’ perspectives and those of their communities in key national policy reforms, consultations and forums. Key policy development over June and July have included.

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The new MyMedicare General Practice in Aged Care Incentive has been open for registration since 1 July 2024. The incentive aims to support older people living in residential aged care to receive planned, continuous, and quality primary care from a GP and the care support team available at the practice

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ACRRM is pleased to welcome Dr Alice Fitzgerald as a Council-appointed Director to the College Board. Dr Fitzgerald will take up the casual position until the 2026 Annual General Meeting. In addition to her role as a Rural Generalist specialising in obstetrics in Kununurra, WA, she is a medical educator, supervisor, and examiner for ACRRM.

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Well known for being a major trauma service, at Alfred Health we run two very busy emergency departments and have one of the largest Intensive Care Units in the country. The Alfred Emergency Academic Centre translates this experience into educational opportunities open to health professionals across Australia and beyond.

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ACRRM 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.

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The University of Queensland is inviting GPs to test an education resource on pancreatic cancer as part of a project commissioned by Cancer Australia that seeks to implement the first two priorities of the National Pancreatic Cancer Roadmap.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the announcement from the Queensland Premier Steven Miles to further incentivise doctors to train as General Practitioners (GPs) in the state. The Premier, alongside Minister for Health the Hon Shannon Fentiman, announced Queensland GP registrars commencing training in 2025 and 2026 will be eligible to receive an incentive payment of $40,000.

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Nominations 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).

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An influx of ACRRM registrars in the remote Western Australian mining town of Kalgoorlie is having a positive impact on the delivery and outcomes of local healthcare. Within 12 months of ACRRM-led training, seven ACRRM registrars have opted to undertake their Fellowship training in the region.

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ACRRM congratulates new National Rural Health Commissioner, Prof Jenny May The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) congratulates Professor Jenny May on her appointment as the new National Rural Health Commissioner.

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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) was established in 1997 to provide rural, remote and First Nations communities across Australia with “the right doctors with the right skills in the right place”. As I reflect on the 25 years since our establishment, I believe our founding Fellows and members can be proud of their vision and the significant progress that has been accomplished. That said, there is still much more to achieve before celebrating that our rural, remote and First nations communities enjoy the same levels of equity or access to healthcare as our city cousins.

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