Rural Doctors Workforce Agency

Medicine students experience the role of an RG Anaesthetist in the Barossa Valley 🩺

Nineteen medicine students from Adelaide University and Flinders University travelled to the Barossa Valley on 28 March to immerse themselves in learning and working alongside a team of experienced RG Anaesthetists for the two-day R2R Medicine RG Anaesthetics Clinical Experience.

Thank you to the facilitation group - Dr Lisa White, Dr Bill Geyer, Dr Stuart Ross, Dr Kate Honner, Dr Fraser Vivian and Dr Millie Wells - for hosting the students at the Angaston Hospital and at Angaston Medical Centre's Health on Washington clinic 🫶

Students were highly engaged and shared they'd developed a better understanding of the role of an RG Anaesthetist in rural practice and the benefits of rural medicine. They took the opportunity to ask great questions of the facilitation group, and many have indicated their strong intention to apply for a rural intern position in PGY1.

R2R Clinical Experiences offer final year South Australian medicine students the opportunity to experience what a rural career and lifestyle can be like.

👉 Find out more: https://ruraldoc.com.au/programs/r2r-medicine-clinical-skills-experience/

🎓Adelaide University Rural Health Alliance (AURHA)
🎓Flinders University Rural Health Society)

All aboard! Our Family Day program has launched 🚢✨

Held alongside our RG Conference each year, RDWA's Family Day brings together the families of RGs and rural GPs for a chance to have fun, connect and enjoy time together while the Conference is underway.

Creating opportunities for rural families to connect is an essential part of supporting the rural medical workforce.

This year, families will set sail for Port Adelaide to explore the South Australian Maritime Museum and enjoy a cruise along the Port River. We are looking forward to welcoming everyone aboard!

Registrations are now open.

👉 Find out more: https://ruraldoc.com.au/rg-conference/