Students
There can be so much to get your head across whether you’re considering medicine as a career or already enrolled as a medical student! Our hub teams can help you:
- Make the best choices during each stage of your rural education and training.
- Understand local workforce options and explore career opportunities, such as regional specialty training.
- Balance your personal circumstances with training requirements.
- Access a wide variety of career resources.
- Apply for awards, scholarships and bursaries, both for study in general, as well as rural medicine specifically.
- Explore research opportunities as part of your education, such as presenting at the Doctors for Regional Innovation, Vision, Excellence, Research and Scholarship (DRIVERS) conference.
We can also:
- Introduce you to doctors in the region already on your proposed pathway.
- Work with key stakeholders along your rural training pathway to lessen any potential road blocks.
- Help you access a variety of short-course trainings to enhance your degree.
- Support you with a local mentoring program.
Getting into medicine
There are two ways to gain entry into the Monash University medical program, with pathways for direct entry from high school and graduate entry, after completing an approved undergraduate degree.
Find out more information about important dates and how to apply for direct entry medicine.
Find out more information about important dates and how to apply for graduate entry medicine.
Interested in what it’s like to study at Monash, or keen to explore your pathways into medicine? Check out our future student events, such as Monash Information Evenings - where we come to regional towns.
Download the Monash Medical Science and Doctor Medicine brochure
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Scholarships
If you need financial help to study, Monash provides a range of scholarships to help get you there. The Rural Workforce Agency Victoria (RWAV) also offers a range of scholarships, including scholarships to help high school students prepare for the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT).
Youthrive wants all young rural people to have great lives and strengthen rural communities. Youthrive offers scholarships for Year 12 students who are planning to go to university and demonstrate a commitment to contributing to a strong, just and sustainable rural and regional Victoria. The scholarships are valued up to $10,000 per year for three years, plus transition and career mentoring and leadership development opportunities.
Other scholarship opportunities:
- Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Uni Scholarship for rural and regional students
- Community Enterprise Foundation Scholarships
- Department of Education Regional Scholarships
- Gardiner Foundation Tertiary Scholarships for students from dairy communities
- Education Support Program for students in the Mirboo North region from the Community Bank Mirboo North & District in collaboration with Youthrive Victoria
The Monash Regional Training Hubs work with medical students throughout their degree, particularly during their final year, in preparation for the transition from student to intern.
Current rural medical students at universities are also supported by their student rural health clubs. Below are links to student rural health clubs for some of the universities teaching medicine in the regions we serve.
Events
Check out our Hubs Events calendar for upcoming events aimed at medical students, including career readiness seminars, free training and regional tours.
Get involved
Looking to connect with students who share your passion for rural health?
Wildfire is Monash University's student rural and Indigenous health club.
AMSA Rural connects rural background students, rural clinical students and students with an interest in rural health across Australia.
DrJuMP Medical Mentoring can connect you to an experienced regional doctor to help you navigate a career in rural medicine.
Scholarships and bursaries
The Monash Rural Health Finance Assistance Fund provides support for Monash University medical students experiencing financial hardship while on a rural placement in Gippsland or North West Victoria.
The Rural Workforce Agency Victoria also provide grants to support medical, nursing and allied health students undertaking rural placements.
Australian Rotary Health provides scholarships for rural medicine, rural nursing and Indigenous health.
Career planning and advice
Our Doctor What? Doctor Where? podcast shares the stories of rural medical students, trainees and doctors. Take a listen across different stages of their careers.
Need to train away from these regions but want to be rural? We can refer you to other Regional Training Hubs, including the 17 represented through the Regional Medical Training website, which articulates end-to-end rural specialty training pathways.
Contact us if you’d like to know how we can support your medical studies and future career.
There are a number of wellbeing support services available to medical students and medical professionals at any stage of their career.
Victorian Doctors Health Program
VDHP is a free, confidential service for doctors and medical students who have health concerns such as stress, mental health, substance use, and any other health issues. Sensitive to the needs of doctors and medical students, VDHP are a non-judgmental service. Advice is also provided to anyone who is concerned about a doctor or medical student. This includes family, friends, colleagues, university staff and clinical staff.
Victorian Medical Benevolent Association
The VMBA provides short term financial support in a time of crisis/need to medical practitioners, their immediate family and medical students in their final year, who reside or practice in Victoria. Requests for assistance can be made by: individuals, family members, a medical colleague, the Victorian Doctor Health Program and/or AMA. Requests are made to the VMBA's Client Manager - go to www.vmba.org.au The VMBA is independent of all government and regulatory organisations.
DRS4DRS
Drs4Drs promotes the health and wellbeing of doctors and medical students across Australia, providing online resources, referral services and assistance with finding a GP. The services from Drs4Drs have been developed by the medical profession, for the medical profession. They also offer a mental health support service, which is confidential, available 24/7, free of charge and offers trained and experienced psychologists and counsellors to provide the support you need. These services are available to medical students, and their spouse/partner.
The Australian Doctor’s Spouse Network
The ADSN is a not-for-profit group run by spouses of doctors. It aims to provide a platform for medical and surgical spouses around Australia to connect for support, advice and social networking. The primary focus of ADSN is to help spouses through the years of their partner's training, but it welcomes spouses of medical students through to spouses of senior consultants that may seek support, advice and friendship.
