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ACRRM Rural Generalist of the Year – 2025 state winners
Oct 1, 2025Outstanding doctors who embody the skill, dedication, and community spirit of Rural Generalist Medicine have been recognised with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 Rural Generalist of the Year state awards. -
Future Rural Generalists recognised with ACRRM Medical Student of the Year state awards
Oct 1, 2025Exceptional medical students showing a clear pathway towards a career as a Rural Generalist have been recognised as the recipients of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 Medical Student of the Year state awards. -
Rural Generalist registrars celebrated with ACRRM 2025 state awards
Oct 1, 2025Across Australia, Rural Generalist registrars are making their mark in hospitals, clinics, and communities — and six of them have now been honoured with the 2025 Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Registrar of the Year state awards. -
Roma set to celebrate 20 years of rural generalism
Sep 26, 2025Roma will host a major celebration on 2–3 October as the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway (QRGP) marks 20 years since its beginnings. Returning to the “spiritual home” of rural generalism in Queensland, this milestone event promises to be both a reunion and a forward-looking gathering. -
Rural Generalist Medicine recognised - A defining moment for our College and communities
Sep 24, 2025We are delighted to confirm that Health Ministers have announced Rural Generalist Medicine as a new specialty! This is a defining moment—not only for the doctors who dedicate their careers to rural, remote, and First Nations communities, but for the communities who rely on them. -
Disadvantage in the spotlight at national rural doctor conference
Sep 23, 2025Redressing disadvantage will be a central focus of the national rural doctor conference, Rural Medicine Australia 2025 (RMA25), to be held in Perth this October. -
ACRRM celebrates Rural Generalist Medicine as a new specialist field in Australia
Sep 21, 2025The future of healthcare across the nation’s rural, remote and First Nations communities has taken a positive leap forward today with recognition of Rural Generalist Medicine announced as a new specialty field in Australia. -
Rural Generalist Medicine Officially Recognised as a Medical Specialty in Australia
Sep 21, 2025Today is a milestone day for Rural Generalists (RGs) across the nation, with their profession now formally recognised as a distinct and vital component of Australia’s healthcare system. -
Dr Georgina Mills selected for national leadership conference
Sep 18, 2025Rural Generalist Dr Georgina Mills has been selected to attend the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Emerging Leaders Conference, which will be held on Wadjemup (Rottnest Island), WA, this October. -
Gin Gin’s Dr Emily Walpole selected for emerging health leaders conference
Sep 15, 2025Dr Emily Walpole has been selected from a highly competitive field of applicants to attend the 2025 Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Emerging Leaders Conference. -
ACRRM Territory Trekker Bursary takes Dr Asferd to NT Conference
Sep 12, 2025The Northern Territory’s first Rural and Remote Medicine Conference kicks off in Garramilla (Darwin) today, and thanks to the ACRRM Territory Trekker Bursary, Dr Asferd Mengesha Woldemicael will be right in the thick of it. -
Rural Generalists keep the HEART in rural medicine
Sep 11, 2025This R U OK? Day, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is encouraging Rural Generalists to look after the most important part of their medical kit — themselves. -
Joint Release: New analysis reveals how universities shape Australia’s future GP workforce
Sep 5, 2025ACRRM, RACGP, and Medical Deans Australia and New Zealand (MDANZ), have undertaken a landmark analysis, offering the first integrated national view of how medical schools are shaping the future GP workforce – particularly for regional, rural, and remote communities. -
Vale: Dr Richard Tan, OAM
Sep 4, 2025The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) pays tribute to the life of Dr Richard Tan, OAM. A long-standing friend of the College, Dr Tan made a lasting contribution to the community of Biloela and to the Rural Generalist profession. -
ACRRM is standing with rural and remote women this Women’s Health Week
Sep 4, 2025Women in rural and remote Australia are the heartbeat of their families and communities, but they face unique health challenges and too often put their own needs last. -
Roma doctor selected for national leadership conference
Sep 1, 2025Dr Tracey Bodetti, Senior Medical Officer at Roma Hospital, has been chosen to attend the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Emerging Leaders Conference, which will be held on Rottnest Island, WA, this October. -
Broome doctor selected for national leadership program
Aug 29, 2025Broome-based Rural Generalist Dr Pallas Mareyo has been selected to attend an inaugural national leadership program for doctors, hosted by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). -
Snowy Mountains doctor to represent region at national leadership conference
Aug 29, 2025Dr Brenton Systermans, a Rural Generalist based in the NSW Snowy Mountains, has been selected as one of just 23 doctors nationwide to attend the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Emerging Leaders Conference, taking place on Wadjemup (Rottnest Island), WA, this October. -
Hillston doctor selected for national leadership program
Aug 29, 2025Dr Albert Ng from Hillston Medical Centre has been chosen as one of just 23 doctors from across Australia to take part in an inaugural national leadership program run by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). -
Emerald doctor selected for national leadership conference
Aug 29, 2025Emerald’s Dr Nichole Harch has been selected from a strong field of applicants to attend the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Emerging Leaders Conference in Wadjemup (Rottnest Island, WA) this October.