Designed for Rural Generalists, by Rural Generalists, HEART is designed to help you thrive in rural medicine.
Delivered online over four weeks, this course combines self-paced learning with live virtual sessions. This course equips you with the knowledge and skills to support your growth, fulfilment, and longevity in a rewarding rural medical career. Taking a systems approach to professional wellbeing, this course explores the environmental, organisational, team and individual factors that influence daily practice and the psychosocial hazards inherent in rural medicine that can erode wellbeing.
Grounded in systems theory, human factors, and applied psychology, this course is designed to stimulate reflection and insights into the complex system of rural medicine and provide practical strategies to support you in safeguarding your wellbeing and supporting your colleagues in this challenging context.
This course empowers you to bring your whole self to your work—normalising, embracing, and celebrating the shared human experience of being a doctor. HEART empowers you to thrive in your practice so you can continue to provide safe, quality care to your patients and the communities in which you live and work.
Let's keep the HEART in rural medicine—so you can enjoy a long, fulfilling career in this challenging but rewarding profession.
Course structure:
The HEART course is an online program. Each week you will complete one online module and participate in a live virtual classroom session.
| Week | Online module | Virtual classroom |
| Week 1 | Module 1 | - |
| Week 2 | Module 2 | Session 1 |
| Week 3 | Module 3 | Session 2 |
| Week 4 | Module 4 | Session 3 |
| Week 5 | - | Session 4 |
Appropriate for: This course is specifically designed for Doctors looking to strengthen their wellbeing and sustain a fulfilling career in rural medicine. Registrars are particularly encouraged to participate.
Registration Information
Information currently not available.
Accreditation
ACRRM CPD Program
EA: 6 hours, PR: 10 Hours, RM MOPS: 6 Hours
Conditions
Fees must be paid at the time of registration in order to secure a place
Please note: It is mandatory that participants be present for the entire duration of all four virtual classroom sessions. If you do not attend the required sessions, you will be ineligible to receive a Certificate of Attendance or the allocated CPD hours.
Please contact the Clinical Training team to discuss options for completion if, for any reason, you are unable to attend the full session/s.