Monash initiatives for rural healthcare improvement
Actively involved in improving healthcare access and quality, Monash University supports medical training in rural areas:
- Monash medical students Brienna Allman and Daniel Patchett's involvement in the Victorian Rural Generalist Program (VRGP) committee to shape the rural generalist workforce in Gippsland.
- The Monash Rural Health Clinical Teaching and Education Pathway (CTEP) upskilling rural doctors in teaching and supervision.
- The Dr JuMP Medical Mentoring program supporting rural medical students and junior doctors in Victoria.
- A peer mentoring program at Monash Rural Health for graduate entry students transitioning into medicine.
- The Monash PSA Insurance Rural Medical Scholarships supporting first-year medical students in rural practice.
- Nursing and midwifery students' rural healthcare placement at Latrobe Regional Health in Gippsland.
- A one-week rural placement program for second-year Monash medical students in rural Victoria.
- An exchange program for Monash rural medical students at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
- The Monash Rural Health's Community-Based Placement Program in Churchill.
- The Rural Resume Boost Bursary Program for junior doctors in Gippsland and North West Victoria.
- The Tim McArdle Bursary Award Night supporting Gippsland students pursuing healthcare careers.