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College releases position statement on pill testing
Jul 24, 2019The College Council has endorsed a Pill Testing Position Statement in the lead-up to the summer festival season. -
College representative: Council of Migrant and Refugee Health Partnership
Jul 24, 2019The College has been invited to nominate a representative to the Council of Migrant and Refugee Health Partnership. This is a voluntary role which involves approximately three meetings annually, one of which is face-to-face. There will also be some out-of-session email communication. -
ACRRM Rural Generalists provide rural and remote families with excellent health care
Jul 23, 2019The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says Family Doctor Week is an opportunity to highlight the work Rural Generalists (RGs) are doing to provide excellent health care to families in rural and remote communities. -
Member spotlight: Meet Dr Anthony Rengel
Jul 18, 2019Based in Geraldton WA, ACRRM Registrar Dr Anthony Rengel spends his days flying to mine sites and clinics in Western Australia and providing medical services to remote communities. We recently had a chat to him about his passion for flying and aeromedicine and why he loves being a rural generalist. -
Member spotlight: Dr Abdullah Akram
Jul 17, 2019Dr Abdullah Akram spent most of his childhood moving between Bangladesh, Somalia, the UK and the Middle East, where his father, who worked as a doctor at the United Nations, was posted to various refugee camps around the world. -
Attention Queensland Members – Information from Queensland Health
Jul 17, 2019The College has received a letter regarding these changes, which came into effect on 1 July 2019. They will impact on the regulation of Schedule 8 (S8) drugs of dependence and are designed to streamline certain regulatory requirements. -
Calling all students! Are you hoping to attend RMA19?
Jul 10, 2019If you’re a current medical student hoping to attend RMA19 on the Gold Coast this year, there are plenty of ways for you to attend for a fraction of the cost. -
RVTS applications open for 2020 intake
Jul 4, 2019Applications for round one of the 2020 intake of the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) are currently open and close Friday 12 July 2019. RVTS offers doctors working in remote and rural locations with alternative pathway to Fellowship training with ACRRM. -
Member spotlight: RMA19 Ambassador Dr Danielle Dries
Jun 26, 2019After completing multiple rural placements throughout my physiotherapy degree and living in Albury on and off for 7 years, I fell in love with the country. -
Member spotlight: RMA19 Ambassador Dr Daniel Wilson
Jun 19, 2019Dr Daniel Wilson (Dan) is a first-year Rural Generalist trainee with ACRRM passionate about improving the delivery of healthcare for rural Australians. Dan is a Board member of the Rural Doctor’s Association of Victoria (RDAV) and a committee member on the ACRRM Future Generalist’s Committee. -
Ita Buttrose announced as keynote speaker for national rural doctor conference
Jun 12, 2019Ita Buttrose AC, OBE - an icon of the Australian media and wider community - is announced as a keynote speaker for this year's Rural Medicine Australia 2019 (RMA19) conference. -
Colleges start formal application for national recognition of Rural Generalist Medicine
Jun 6, 2019Work has started on the formal application to have Rural Generalist Medicine recognised as a specialised field within the specialty of General Practice. Leaders of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) and the National Rural Health Commissioner gathered at a Joint College Taskforce meeting this week to begin the application process. -
PC StAMPS - A registrars perspective
Jun 6, 2019Look at all of the public assessment reports for the previous StAMPS exams. The tables that summarise the scenarios give very good clues to what you can expect in the exam. -
ACRRM pledges to build on its commitment to advance the healthcare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
May 27, 2019The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) acknowledges and supports National Reconciliation Action Week and pledges to build on its commitment to advancing the health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. -
Working together to make healthy rural communities a priority: ACRRM
May 27, 2019The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) congratulates the Hon Greg Hunt MP on his reappointment as Minister for Health. -
Member spotlight: Dr Julia De Boos
May 20, 2019Growing up across Geelong, Germany, the United Kingdom and Melbourne, Dr Julia De Boos never imagined she would be working in emergency care in some of the most remote areas of Australia. -
Board and Council strategic planning weekend in Brisbane
May 15, 2019Members of the ACRRM College Council travelled to Brisbane for a productive weekend meeting and workshop on May 11-12. The weekend started on a positive note with a successful informal networking reception for College members and a range of representatives from stakeholder organisations including Queensland Health; -
RMA19 - nominate a doctor for an award
May 15, 2019Help us celebrate our doctors working in rural and remote Australia, by nominating them for an award to be presented at our annual conference, Rural Medicine Australia 2019 (RMA19), held on the Gold Coast this October. -
ACRRM calls for clear election commitments to rural health
May 13, 2019With the Federal election looming, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) calls on the major parties to commit to addressing the ongoing disparity in health outcomes for rural and remote Australians.