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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the opening of applications for the Australian Government’s $1.36 billion Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) Program.
The funding, provided over six financial years, will support universities to encourage and prepare health students to pursue careers in regional, rural, remote, and First Nations communities.
The reformed program shifts the focus from student placement numbers to long-term workforce outcomes, including graduate tracking and rural recruitment and retention.
ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin says the approach recognises that rural training must ultimately translate into more health professionals choosing to live and work in rural and remote Australia.
“Rural placements give students valuable experience, but the real measure of success is whether they lead to long-term careers in the regions,” Dr Martin says.
“We welcome the stronger focus on workforce outcomes, local needs and giving universities greater flexibility to develop innovative approaches that work for their communities.
“Building a sustainable rural health workforce requires connected pathways that support people from their earliest rural experiences through prevocational and specialist training, and into rewarding careers in the regions.”
The RHMT Program supports rural clinical schools, university departments of rural health, extended rural dental placements, end-to-end rural medical training and Regional Training Hubs.
“The continued support for end-to-end medical training and Regional Training Hubs will help more students and junior doctors progress into Rural Generalist and other rural health careers,” Dr Martin says.
“ACRRM looks forward to working with government, universities and rural communities to ensure this significant investment delivers more health professionals where they are needed most.”
The funding, provided over six financial years, will support universities to encourage and prepare health students to pursue careers in regional, rural, remote, and First Nations communities.
The reformed program shifts the focus from student placement numbers to long-term workforce outcomes, including graduate tracking and rural recruitment and retention.
ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin says the approach recognises that rural training must ultimately translate into more health professionals choosing to live and work in rural and remote Australia.
“Rural placements give students valuable experience, but the real measure of success is whether they lead to long-term careers in the regions,” Dr Martin says.
“We welcome the stronger focus on workforce outcomes, local needs and giving universities greater flexibility to develop innovative approaches that work for their communities.
“Building a sustainable rural health workforce requires connected pathways that support people from their earliest rural experiences through prevocational and specialist training, and into rewarding careers in the regions.”
The RHMT Program supports rural clinical schools, university departments of rural health, extended rural dental placements, end-to-end rural medical training and Regional Training Hubs.
“The continued support for end-to-end medical training and Regional Training Hubs will help more students and junior doctors progress into Rural Generalist and other rural health careers,” Dr Martin says.
“ACRRM looks forward to working with government, universities and rural communities to ensure this significant investment delivers more health professionals where they are needed most.”
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The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) welcomes the opening of applications for the Australian Government’s $1.36 billion Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) Program.
The funding, provided over six financial years, will support universities to encourage and prepare health students to pursue careers in regional, rural, remote, and First Nations communities.
The reformed program shifts the focus from student placement numbers to long-term workforce outcomes, including graduate tracking and rural recruitment and retention.
ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin says the approach recognises that rural training must ultimately translate into more health professionals choosing to live and work in rural and remote Australia.
“Rural placements give students valuable experience, but the real measure of success is whether they lead to long-term careers in the regions,” Dr Martin says.
“We welcome the stronger focus on workforce outcomes, local needs and giving universities greater flexibility to develop innovative approaches that work for their communities.
“Building a sustainable rural health workforce requires connected pathways that support people from their earliest rural experiences through prevocational and specialist training, and into rewarding careers in the regions.”
The RHMT Program supports rural clinical schools, university departments of rural health, extended rural dental placements, end-to-end rural medical training and Regional Training Hubs.
“The continued support for end-to-end medical training and Regional Training Hubs will help more students and junior doctors progress into Rural Generalist and other rural health careers,” Dr Martin says.
“ACRRM looks forward to working with government, universities and rural communities to ensure this significant investment delivers more health professionals where they are needed most.”
The funding, provided over six financial years, will support universities to encourage and prepare health students to pursue careers in regional, rural, remote, and First Nations communities.
The reformed program shifts the focus from student placement numbers to long-term workforce outcomes, including graduate tracking and rural recruitment and retention.
ACRRM President Dr Rod Martin says the approach recognises that rural training must ultimately translate into more health professionals choosing to live and work in rural and remote Australia.
“Rural placements give students valuable experience, but the real measure of success is whether they lead to long-term careers in the regions,” Dr Martin says.
“We welcome the stronger focus on workforce outcomes, local needs and giving universities greater flexibility to develop innovative approaches that work for their communities.
“Building a sustainable rural health workforce requires connected pathways that support people from their earliest rural experiences through prevocational and specialist training, and into rewarding careers in the regions.”
The RHMT Program supports rural clinical schools, university departments of rural health, extended rural dental placements, end-to-end rural medical training and Regional Training Hubs.
“The continued support for end-to-end medical training and Regional Training Hubs will help more students and junior doctors progress into Rural Generalist and other rural health careers,” Dr Martin says.
“ACRRM looks forward to working with government, universities and rural communities to ensure this significant investment delivers more health professionals where they are needed most.”