Australia’s largest rural doctor conference Rural Medicine Australia 2025 (RMA25) has released a spectacular program filled with clinical updates, research and skills development specifically tailored to rural medicine.

Co-hosted by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA), RMA25 will see rural doctors, trainees, medical students and others come together from across Australia to Crown Perth, Western Australia from 22-25 October 2025.

ACRRM President, Dr Rod Martin, said the RMA25 program is one of the most exciting yet.

“We are thrilled to be offering an absolute blockbuster program at RMA25,” Dr Martin said.

“The volume of clinical content is the largest we have ever offered (and that has always been a lot), and the number of workshops, clinical updates and skills development sessions is huge.

“We are always striving to make RMA better year on year, so we increased sessions in areas of growing demand, such as diagnosing and treating ADHD and neurodiversity, the evolving use of AI in medicine, and an introduction to conducting research.

“The quality of abstracts we received from presenters was really impressive, and they have formed the bulk of our concurrent sessions. This year RMA25 is offering a larger spread of session types duration, and diversity.

“It is exciting for us to be able to bring such quality opportunities to our delegates who, as Rural Generalists, often find it difficult to leave their medical practice to extend and maintain their skills. We have made this trip to RMA25 worth it for all attendees,” Dr Martin said.

RDAA President Dr RT Lewandowski said that the program also has a strong Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health focus, with several keynote addresses from leaders in this space.