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Last updated: 23 July 2010

Links for Students

Links

Medical School Links

Australian Medical Schools
Rural Clinical Schools
University Departments of Rural Health

Australian Medical Students' Association

National Rural Health Network (NRHN)
ARMS - Australian National University Rural Medical Society
AURMS - Adelaide University Rural Medical Society
BREAATHHE - University of Newcastle Rural Health Club
FURHS - Flinders University Rural Health Society
MIRAGE - University of Sydney
OUTLOOK - University of Melbourne
RAHMS - University of New South Wales
RHINO - James Cook University
RUSTICA - University of Tasmania
SPINRPHEX - University of Western Australia
TROHPIQ - University of Queensland
WILDFIRE - Monash University

Australian Rural Placement Databases

ACRRM Training Database
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine database of rural clinical attachments for students & registrars. This searchable online database profiles rural practices and can be searched by Type (Hospital, Private Practice, AMS, RFDS) & Location (State, Town). Available through the ACRRM web platform Rural and Remote Medical Education Online (RRMEO)

Echidna Database - Health Services Profiles for Victorian Rural Regions
Echidna is an electronic database of information relating to localities, health services, demographics and other health related indicators for communities across rural Victoria.

Databases of approx 1,500 Australian cities and towns

Walkabout
Travelmate

Rural and Remote Classifications [RA] Classificiation
An indicative listing of Rural and Remote Areas.

PGY 1 & 2 - Junior Doctor Prevocational Training links

The Intern and Resident's Guide
The Intern and Resident's Guide is a comprehensive resource for graduating medical students provided through the Australian Medical Students Association (AMSA). The Guide provides intern and resident places available nation wide.

Postgraduate Medical Councils
Postgraduate Medical Councils [PMC's] in each State and the Northern Territory are responsible for supporting and developing the education and training requirements for junior doctors and hospital medical officers in their prevocational years.

Confederation of Postgraduate Medical Education Councils

NSW Postgraduate Medical Council of New South Wales
NT Northern Territory Postgraduate Medical Council
QLD Postgraduate Medical Education Council of Queensland
SA Postgraduate Medical Council of South Australia
TAS Postgraduate Medical Institute of Tasmania
VIC Postgraduate Medical Council of Victoria
WA Postgraduate Medical Council of Western Australia

Australian Medical Association - Doctors in Training

Prevocational General Practice Placement Program

Specialist Medical College Vocational Training links

Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists
Australasian College of Dermatologists

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists

Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Australian Faculty of Public Health Medicine
Australasian Faculty of Occupational Medicine

Australasian Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine
Paediatrics & Child Health Division
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons

General Practice (GP) Vocational Training links

Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
General Practice Education and Training (GPET)
General Practice Registrars Australia (GPRA)
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

GPET Regional Training Providers by State

New South Wales

CoastCityCountry Training
General Practice Training Valley to Coast
GPLogic

Institute of General Practice Education Inc
New England Area Training Services Ltd
North Coast GP Training Ltd
Sydney Institute of General Practice Education and Training
(SIGPET)
Wentwest

Northern Territory

Northern Territory General Practice Education Ltd

Queensland

Central and Southern Queensland Training Consortium
Rural and Regional Queensland Consortium
Tropical Medical Training

South Australia

Adelaide to Outback
Greater Green Triangle
- GP Education and Training
Sturt Fleurieu GP Educaiton and Training

Tasmania

General Practice Training Tasmania

Victoria

Bogong Regional Training Network
Gippsland Training and Education for General Practice
Victoria Felix Medical Education

Victorian Metropolitan Alliance

Western Australia

Western Australian General Practice Education and Training Ltd

Professional links

Australian Indigenous Doctor's Association (AIDA)
National Rural Health Alliance
Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia

Rural Doctors Association

Rural Doctors Association of Australia
Rural Doctors Association New South Wales
Rural Doctors Association of the Northern Territory
Rural Doctors Association Queensland

Rural Doctors Association South Australia - email: mcneilatrbe [dot] net [dot] au
Rural Doctors Association Tasmania - email: dkdubetzatausdoctors [dot] net
Rural Doctors Association Victoria
Rural Doctors Association Western Australia

Rural Workforce Agencies

Rural Health Workforce Australia
Health Workforce Queensland
Northern Territory Remote Health Workforce Agency
NSW Rural Doctors Network
Rural Doctors Workforce Agency SA

Rural Workforce Agency Victoria
Tasmanian General Practice Division Ltd
Western Australian Centre for Rural and Remote Medicine

Support links

Bush Crisis Line 1800 805 391

Rural Medical Family Network

New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia

General Information links

Australian Health Map
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Rural Health Education Foundation
Rural and Remote Health e-Journal