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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. -
World Mental Health Day 2025: ACRRM Rural Generalists connecting care and community
Oct 10, 2025On World Mental Health Day (10 October 2025), ACRRM is calling attention to the vital role of Rural Generalists in making mental health care accessible, trusted, and connected. -
Innisfail doctor selected for national rural leadership program
Oct 7, 2025Innisfail doctor Sabiena van Es has been selected to attend a prestigious national leadership program for rural doctors, hosted by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). -
Geraldton doctor named ACRRM WA Registrar of the Year
Oct 3, 2025Dr Jessica Morgan, a Rural Generalist registrar from Geraldton, has been named the 2025 Western Australian Registrar of the Year by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). -
Dr Erin Wright named ACRRM Victorian registrar of the year
Oct 3, 2025Dr Erin Wright, a Rural Generalist registrar with a background in paediatrics, has been named the 2025 Victorian Registrar of the Year by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). -
Huon Valley doctor named ACRRM Tasmanian Registrar of the Year
Oct 3, 2025Dr David Owusu Sekyere, a Rural Generalist registrar based in southern Tasmania, has been named the 2025 Tasmanian Registrar of the Year by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). -
Port Macquarie doctor named ACRRM New South Wales Registrar of the Year
Oct 3, 2025Dr Carrie Davenport, a Rural Generalist registrar and medical educator based in Port Macquarie, has been named the 2025 New South Wales Registrar of the Year by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). -
Babinda doctor named ACRRM Queensland Registrar of the Year
Oct 3, 2025Dr Carolyn Belonogoff, a Rural Generalist registrar and provisional Senior Medical Officer at Babinda MPHS, has been named the 2025 Queensland Registrar of the Year by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM). -
Dr Adam Overweel awarded SA ACRRM Registrar of the Year
Oct 3, 2025Dr Adam Overweel, a Rural Generalist registrar from the Riverland, has been named the 2025 South Australian ACRRM Registrar of the Year.