Nursing and allied health students
When you’re heading off on a rural clinical placement, nothing beats local knowledge. Monash Rural Health has been embedded in rural communities for over 25 years, so we know our regions inside out. Our doors are open to all medicine, nursing and allied health students and we’re very happy to share what we know.
Helpful resources when you're planning or going on a rural placement
Services for Australian Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) has produced two learning modules that will help you prepare to work in a rural setting:
Looking after yourself on placement is also important. The National Rural Health Student Network (NRHSN) produces a guide to mental health: When the cowpat hits the windmill: a guide to staying mentally fit.
Come and introduce yourself
Finding somewhere to stay is a big part of a placement and we can certainly help with accommodation. But we offer a lot more than a roof over your head. If you’re staying near one of Monash Rural Health’s main teaching sites you’ll also have access to:
- libraries
- student lounges
- Eduroam Wi-Fi
- simulation suites
Looking for someone at each training site to talk to? Here's who can help. Come in and ask for them or contact by phone or email.
Site | Name | Contact |
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Bairnsdale | Donna Reed |
(03) 5122 7991 enquiries.eastgippsland@monash.edu |
Bendigo | Jacinta Lovriha |
(03) 5440 9037 mrh-bendigo-placements@monash.edu |
Leongatha | Marlene Archbold |
(03) 5122 7403 enquiries.eastgippsland@monash.edu |
Mildura | Louise Hodgetts |
(03) 5022 5536 mrh-mildura.enquiries@monash.edu |
Sale | Fiona Davies |
(03) 5143 8500 enquiries.eastgippsland@monash.edu |
Traralgon | Tina Whitney |
(03) 5122 7231 tina.whitney@monash.edu |
Tap into our networks
We also know what’s happening outside work times when you need a break from studying. Student social events, local sporting clubs and activities, the safest cycling or running routes, the best place to find coffee ... just ask.
Drop into one of our teaching sites and introduce yourself to our staff. We’re looking forward to meeting you.
Join WILDFIRE - rural health student club
WILDFIRE is Monash University's rural and indigenous health student club and is open to all medical, nursing and allied health students interested in rural health. The club has subcommittees at Clayton, Parkville and Peninsula campauses; and Bendigo, Churchill, East Gippsland, Gippsland and Mildura teaching sites.
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Watch out Country Victoria, the Year 2's are coming! Keep an eye out for the WILDFIRE events running over the next couple of weeks to mark the first of the Year 2 rural weeks for the year.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ELECTED 2018 CLAYTON SUBCOMMITTEE FIRST YEAR REPRESENTATIVES: Jasmine Elliot Lachlan Carroll Shanaya Mendis Imogen Koh We look forward to seeing your great work with the Clayton team!
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***CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITY*** 117 of Australia’s top rural and remote health researchers will be in Canberra next week for the 6th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium. Keynotes speakers include the Rural Health Minister, Senator Bridget McKenzie; Paul Worley, the new National Rural Health Commissioner; Tom Calma, Chair of Ninti One Limited; Hugh Taylor, Professor of Indigenous Eye Health and educational leader Lesley Barclay from Sydney University. If you'd like to register, you can still do so here: http://www.ruralhealth.org.au/6rrhss/register And don't stress if you can't make it to Canberra, the keynote speakers will be LIVE STREAMED here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC02AxPxKSeigcIDZCcZixTQ
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Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to our very first Friday Fiery Feature!!! That's right, not only do Fridays mark the end of the week, but now they also mean a brand, spanking new article from WILDFIRE's very own blog, The Fiery Feed. This week, 2nd Year student Cheyenne Rain Travis, breaks down the recent portrayal of Indigenous Health Issues in Australian media. Have a read here: https://wildfirerhcblog.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/the-sunrise-segment-saga/ If you'd like to write an article for The Fiery Feed, email wildfire.publications@gmail.com for more information!