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More Rural Generalists training where Queensland needs them most
Jan 19, 2026Queensland communities will benefit from more Rural Generalists (RGs) training and working in areas of greatest need, with more than 145 doctors commencing the ACRRM Fellowship program in 2026. -
New year, new focus on health: rural Australians urged to check in on their health
Jan 13, 2026As the new year begins, rural and remote Australians are being encouraged to take a moment to check in on their health — and make preventative care a priority for the year ahead. -
Extreme weather increasing health risks in rural and remote Australia
Jan 8, 2026The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says extreme weather across Australia is increasing health risks for rural, remote and First Nations communities and placing growing pressure on local health services. -
Rural communities to benefit from expanded ADHD assessment by Rural Generalist doctors
Dec 2, 2025The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says expanding the role of GPs and Rural Generalists (RGs) in ADHD assessment and treatment is an important step toward equitable healthcare access for people living outside major centres. -
Rural Generalists bringing skin cancer care closer to home
Nov 17, 2025This National Skin Cancer Action Week (16–22 November), the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is highlighting the critical role Rural Generalists play in delivering local diagnosis and treatment where specialist access is often limited. -
ACRRM: Bulk billing incentives welcome – but require flexibility for rural communities
Nov 3, 2025The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) says new bulk billing incentives mark a welcome investment in general practice but cautions that one-size-fits-all funding might not work across the breadth of rural and remote Australia. -
Passionate medical educator and rural doctor receives prestigious national Award
Oct 28, 2025A Rural Generalist Anaesthetist who has served the Victorian community of Echuca for more than 40 years, trained hundreds of medical students and junior doctors, and contributed enormously to the work of multiple rural health organisations, has received the highly coveted ACRRM-RDAA Peter Graham ‘Cohuna’ Award for 2025. -
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. -
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. -
Australia’s top rural medical educators recognised in new state awards
Oct 1, 2025The Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) has announced the inaugural recipients of its Rural Generalist Medical Educator of the Year state awards, celebrating outstanding educators who are shaping the next generation of doctors working in rural, remote, and First Nations communities. -
ACRRM Rural Generalist of the Year – 2025 state winners
Oct 1, 2025Outstanding doctors who embody the skill, dedication, and community spirit of Rural Generalist Medicine have been recognised with the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 Rural Generalist of the Year state awards. -
Future Rural Generalists recognised with ACRRM Medical Student of the Year state awards
Oct 1, 2025Exceptional medical students showing a clear pathway towards a career as a Rural Generalist have been recognised as the recipients of the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) 2025 Medical Student of the Year state awards.