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Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine joins the Health Professionals Network as Associate Partner
Jan 8, 2026Rural Health West is pleased to welcome the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) as an Associate Partner of the Health Professionals Network (HPNs), strengthening a shared commitment to building a connected, supported and sustainable rural health workforce. -
2025 President's end-of-year message
Dec 18, 2025As 2025 comes to a close, I just want to take a moment to say a genuine thank you for everything you do for rural, remote, and First Nations communities. This year has really shown—again—just how vital Rural Generalists (RGs) are to Australia’s healthcare system. As RGs, you’re clinicians, emergency responders, proceduralists, leaders, teachers, advocates… and often the first, and sometimes the only, point of care in your communities. -
Rural communities to benefit from expanded ADHD assessment by Rural Generalist doctors
Dec 2, 2025The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says expanding the role of GPs and Rural Generalists (RGs) in ADHD assessment and treatment is an important step toward equitable healthcare access for people living outside major centres. -
ACRRM Board and Council elections confirm strong and stable leadership
Nov 27, 2025The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is pleased to announce its new Board and Council, endorsed at the College’s Annual General Meeting on Friday 24 October. -
Sponsored: Rural practice brings unique medico-legal challenges
Nov 19, 2025Rural generalist medicine has been officially recognised as its own specialty by the Medical Board of Australia, a landmark decision acknowledging what you've always known: this work is fundamentally different. -
Rural Generalists bringing skin cancer care closer to home
Nov 17, 2025This National Skin Cancer Action Week (16–22 November), the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is highlighting the critical role Rural Generalists play in delivering local diagnosis and treatment where specialist access is often limited. -
ACRRM: Bulk billing incentives welcome – but require flexibility for rural communities
Nov 3, 2025The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says new bulk billing incentives mark a welcome investment in general practice but cautions that one-size-fits-all funding might not work across the breadth of rural and remote Australia. -
Passionate medical educator and rural doctor receives prestigious national Award
Oct 28, 2025A Rural Generalist Anaesthetist who has served the Victorian community of Echuca for more than 40 years, trained hundreds of medical students and junior doctors, and contributed enormously to the work of multiple rural health organisations, has received the highly coveted ACRRM-RDAA Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award for 2025. -
Sponsored: Are you ready to help with breastfeeding or unsettled baby problems?
Oct 27, 2025Mothers facing breastfeeding or infant cry-fuss and sleep problems report high levels of conflicting advice, and these common presentations are frequently exposed to expensive, low value care. Breastfeeding and unsettled baby problems increase the risk of maternal postnatal depression, yet doctors report receiving inadequate training to help. -
Three Rural Generalists collect the ACRRM Distinguished Service Award
Oct 25, 2025Three outstanding ACRRM members have been honoured with the College’s Distinguished Service Award at the Rural Medicine Australia 25 conference in Boorloo/Perth. -
Groundbreaking research earns Dr Revathy Carnagarin National Rural Health Research Award
Oct 25, 2025Groundbreaking research and a passion for better healthcare where it is most needed, have earned Dr Revathy Carnagarin national recognition, with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) presenting her with the 2025 Rural Health Research Award. -
ACRRM honours Dr Sarah Jane Springer for Outstanding Contribution to First Nations healthcare
Oct 25, 2025Dr Sarah Jane Springer, a proud Wiradjuri woman and Rural Generalist, has been awarded the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 Outstanding Contribution to First Nations Healthcare Award. -
Suzette Chemello collects ACRRM’s Outstanding Contribution to Rural Practice Management Award
Oct 25, 2025Suzette Chemello has helped transform healthcare in the Kimberley, leading a model of care that keeps patients close to home. Her achievements as practice manager in Kununurra have now been recognised with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 Outstanding Contribution to Rural Practice Management Award. -
Professor Peter Arvier honoured as ACRRM’s top rural medical educator
Oct 25, 2025Shaping the careers of hundreds of doctors and strengthening rural healthcare across Australia, Tasmania’s Professor Peter Arvier has been honoured with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 Rural Generalist Medical Educator of the Year Award. -
From Arnhem Land to Tasmania and beyond – Dr Sally Street recognised as ACRRM Rural Generalist of the Year
Oct 25, 2025Rural Generalist obstetrician Dr Sally Street has spent her career serving rural and remote communities, advocating for reform, and mentoring the next generation of doctors. That journey is being recognised with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 Rural Generalist of the Year Award. -
Dr Carrie Davenport is Australia’s top ACRRM Rural Generalist Registrar
Oct 25, 2025Port Macquarie Rural Generalist registrar Dr Carrie Davenport has been awarded the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 National Registrar of the Year, recognising her outstanding contribution to rural child health and medical education. -
ACRRM names National Medical Student of the Year
Oct 25, 2025The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has awarded its 2025 National Medical Student of the Year to Eiryn Twidale, from Kingaroy in Queensland’s South Burnett region. -
Living well with heart disease in rural and remote Australia - patient education is just a click away
Oct 21, 2025As a health professional working in rural or remote parts of Australia, you know all too well the challenges patients and carers can face as they navigate life with coronary heart disease. From attending medical appointments to accessing medicines and heart-healthy food, adjusting to a ‘new normal’ can be difficult. -
Vale: Emeritus Professor John Murtagh AO
Oct 20, 2025ACRRM is deeply saddened by the passing of Emeritus Professor John Murtagh AO, whose lifetime of service transformed the landscape of general practice and strengthened the foundations of rural and remote medicine in Australia. -
Rural women at the heart of healthy communities
Oct 15, 2025On the International Day of Rural Women (15 October), the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is celebrating the women who keep rural and remote communities thriving — and the Rural Generalists who deliver the care that helps make it possible.