Rural


For many years, the College has been concerned about the maldistribution of physicians and paediatricians in Australia and a number of initiatives at central and regional level have sought to address this problem.

The Rural Taskforce is a committee of rural physicians and paediatricians from around Australia. It provides advice various to internal and external stakeholders on issues central to the provision of physician and paediatrician services in rural and remote Australia.  Specific areas of current focus are:

  • Enhancements to aspects of basic and advanced rural training, including rural secondment policies, the quality and site of training, inclusion of procedural skills and interaction with rural clinical schools and university departments of rural health;
  • The continuing professional development needs of rural physicians and paediatricians;
    the College’s rural locum program;
  • Working with the College’s Workforce portfolio in the areas of recruitment and retention of rural specialists.

Projects and Programs

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