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Adj Professor Ruth Stewart awarded 2024 ACRRM Life Fellowship
Oct 25, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) proudly announces Adj Professor Ruth Stewart as the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Life Fellowship award, in recognition of her exceptional contributions to rural, remote, and First Nations healthcare. -
Dr Kay Brumpton receives inaugural ACRRM Rural Health Research Award
Oct 25, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) proudly announces Dr Kay Brumpton as the recipient of the College’s inaugural Rural Health Research Award. -
ACRRM congratulates Dr Marian Dover as registrar of the year
Oct 25, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is proud to present the 2024 Registrar of the Year Award to Dr Marian Dover. -
Legendary rural doctor, Professor Dennis Pashen, honoured with highest award
Oct 25, 2024Rural Generalist doctor, Professor Dennis Pashen, has been awarded the prestigious ACRRM-RDAA Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award 2024 for his distinguished service to Rural Medicine and rural communities. -
Dianne Loubey receives ACRRM's inaugural Outstanding Contribution to Rural Practice Management Award
Oct 25, 2024In recognition of over three decades of exemplary leadership in rural healthcare, Dianne Loubey is awarded the inaugural Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) Outstanding Contribution to Rural Practice Management Award. -
Dr Rael Codron Awarded Inaugural Medical Educator of the Year
Oct 25, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) proudly announces Dr Rael Codron as the inaugural recipient of the Medical Educator of the Year Award. -
Dr Rob James Receives the ACRRM Outstanding Contribution to First Nations Healthcare Award
Oct 25, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is delighted to announce Dr Rob James of Western Australia as recipient of the College’s inaugural Outstanding Contribution to First Nations Healthcare Award. -
ACRRM Celebrates Dr Angela Stratton as 2024 Rural Generalist of the Year
Oct 25, 2024Dr Angela Stratton is honoured with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine’s (ACRRM) prestigious 2024 Rural Generalist of the Year Award. -
ACRRM celebrates Rochelle Cabry as medical student of the year
Oct 25, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is excited to award Rochelle Cabry the 2024 Medical Student of the Year. -
ACRRM acknowledges recognises Rural Generalists with distinguished service awards
Oct 25, 2024The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) proudly announces the recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Service Awards, celebrating their decades of commitment to the health and wellbeing of rural, remote, and First Nations communities. -
Sponsored: Earn 5hrs Measuring Outcomes CPD before the year ends with Tuesday’s Healthed webcast!
Oct 23, 2024Australia’s largest private provider of CPD for GPs is hosting their next free webcast on Tuesday 29th October. ACRRM members can earn their minimum requirements CPD in the Measuring Outcomes (MO) category by attending the next Healthed webcast and completing the accompanying Mini Audit. -
Building up for an RMAzing rural medical conference: Rural doctors arrive in Darwin for RMA24
Oct 22, 2024Over 800 rural doctors, medical students and others from across Australia are starting to arrive in Darwin today for the Rural Medicine Australia (RMA24) conference, Australia’s biggest annual gathering of rural and remote doctors. -
Seeking panelists - General Practice in Aged Care Incentive webinar
Oct 17, 2024The Department of Health and Aged Care recently introduced the General Practice in Aged Care Incentive. The incentive responds to the issues raised in the Royal Commission into Aged Care and aims to make it easier for older people living in residential aged care homes to receive regular visits and care planning services from their responsible GP and practice. -
Sponsored: NEW! Healthed’s post-webcast CPD quiz, patient case review and micro audit now all accredited with ACRRM
Oct 16, 2024Australia’s largest private provider of CPD for GPs is hosting their next free webcast on Tuesday 29th October. Members of ACRRM can now complete the post-webcast additional CPD opportunities with Healthed and have their learning automatically lodged with ACRRM on your behalf. -
Health Minister receives GP Incentives Review Advice
Oct 10, 2024ACRRM welcomes key changes outlined in the GP Incentives Review Expert Advisory Panel Final Report to government which was submitted last week. -
Working better for Medicare report welcomed
Oct 10, 2024ACRRM welcomes the release of the Working Better for Medicare Review Report this week which reviews key programs aimed at for enhancing the geographic distribution of doctors to underserviced areas. -
College responds to MBA consultation regarding health checks for late career doctors
Oct 10, 2024The College has responded to the Medical Board of Australia consultation regarding the proposal to introduce health checks for late career doctors. -
ACRRM highlights the importance of connection on World Mental Health Day
Oct 10, 2024his World Mental Health Day (Thursday 10 October), ACRRM is emphasising the power of meaningful connections—whether they’re with loved ones, community, colleagues, services, or oneself. For Rural Generalists (RGs), these connections take on a critical role in supporting mental health in Australia's most isolated communities. -
ACRRM welcomes return of Cooktown maternity services
Oct 3, 2024ACRRM welcomes this week’s announcement of the return of birthing services in Cooktown, which includes investment in workforce, infrastructure, and team-based continuity of care.