Western NSW Regional Training Hub

Congrats to Mirage Rural Health Club members for the careers night held in Dubbo recently. There was an impressive attendance by many of our local Doctors and the NSW RDN who all shared information about rural careers in medicine as well as the latest call for applications for the NSW RDN Rural Cadetships. The panel included individuals from the areas of surgery, emergency medicine, general practice, forensics, psychiatry, medical administration and student rep. They were also well supported by many other non-GP specialists and GP's in the audience . Congrats to Laura Mattiske and Faith Yeo for their professional facilitation and keeping the event on time and on topic. The Western NSW Regional TRaining Hub was pleased to offer some sponsorship for the night.

Have a look at this....100 voices in a glimpse of our Destination Medicine Podcast .

Get involved in local research! Follow the QR code or visit bit.ly/4aGGHmw to register your interest.

Some more pics from the Fracture Workshops that ran this weekend. Thanks to the Health Education Collaboration for such a wonderful weekend.

the Fracture Management Workshops once again proved popular with the participants a mix of Medical students and JMO's.

Destination Medicine Podcast continues to go from strength to strength - Our very own Joe Harris who completed his final two years of medical school here in Dubbo, then completed internship and residency at Dubbo Base Hospital is now a General practice Trainee - yes you guessed it - here in Dubbo. https://www.destinationmedicine.com.au/podcasts/The-makings-of-a-great-GP-Dr-Joe-Harris will take you to our webpage or search for Destination Medicine on you podcast platform of choice. There are many other recent releases as well from Doctors at all stages of their medical career sharing their stories - have a listen.

Each year we join with the NSW Network of Regional Training and HETI to provide information and support to final year medical students considering a rural Internship.

Join us on the 18th of April to learn about the Rural Preferential Recruitment program from the HETI Intern Recruitment team. This is an open event for final year students across Australia.

A showcase of the RPR Hospitals follows this Webinar on Saturday, April 20th.

Register for one or both at: www.wnswregionaltraininghub.com

Last week we co-hosted the annual Careers & Canapes event with Orange Hospital Medical Admin Unit. It was a fabulous event showcasing career opportunities at Orange Hospital. Thanks to all the Consultants who donated their time to chat with out Sydney School of Rural Health final year students and JMOs from Orange Hospital.

It was a great trip for the cadets and so good to talk to many of them at the evening function. The support and care provided by our local specialists and senior trainees to our Doctors of tomorrow was so evident as they took the time to speak with the cadets and answer their questions at the hospital and then also at the evening event. Congrats to all involved.

Notably three former students of the School of Rural Health Dubbo/Orange attended the GP Registrar Event as GPT trainees located in our region. Professor Catherine Hawke welcomed the opportunity to catch up with Sam Paynter, Joe Harris and Grace McKenzie.

One of the highlights of the GP Registrar Welcome night was the Career Speed Networking. Groups of three registrars rotated around eight different stations to hear from the eight different GP's why they chose a rural/regional career, their training pathway and to answer any of the registrars' questions. They had four minutes at each station and then a further 30 minutes as a group to network. Feedback was overwhelmingly positive for the opportunity with one caveat - they all wanted more time!!! thanks to Drs Andy Caldin, Sandra Gaffney, Rebeca Gough, Randall Greenberg, Pethidia Mango, Andrew Morton, Zahraa Sadeq, and Ian Spencer for sharing their stories on the night.

thanks to our partners in hosting the Welcome to Western NSW GP Registrar Event held at the Western Plains Cultural Centre in Dubbo on 6th February. 23 Registrars were welcomed to the region by the Mayor of Dubbo , Mathew Dickerson and given the opportunity to speed network with eight GPs on the night. Dubbo Regional Council, the Royal Australian College of General Practice and the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine worked with the Hub to deliver our second GP registrar welcome event with the inaugural event taking place last Sept. Taking advantage of the RACGP 2024 Orientation sessions in Dubbo enabled the maximum number of registrars to attend. Our speaker included Prof. Catherine Hawke, Head of Sydney School of Rural Health, Neil Webster, President Regional Sport Council, Scott McDonald WNSW Primary Health Network and Olivier Rothuizen Utrecht University medical student, The Netherlands undertaking research in Dubbo.

Wishing everyone a festive, safe and loving Holiday season. For those of you who are working in the delivery of healthcare and other essential services thank you and look forward to working with many of you in the New Year. Best Wishes from the Western NSW Regional Training Hub Staff Linda and Pip

A very interesting day on Saturday...the NSW Regional Training Hub and NSW Rural Doctors Medical Student Rural Health Inspiration Day. Great to see our local RDN cadets Liam, Laura and Maddie as well as the session on Rural Research...be inspired by Drs. Emma Webster and Kimberly Dean.

Rural Generalism -? an emerging specialty The Medical Board of Australia is consulting on a joint application from the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) seeking recognition of Rural Generalist Medicine as a new field of specialty practice within the current specialty of General Practice. Go to the link, have a read and have your say!!!!

Medical Board of Australia - Have your say. Should rural generalist medicine be recognised as a new field of specialty practice? Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency

This weekend we hosted the Health Education Collaborative Fracture Management Workshop in Orange - a great course with a great bunch of students and local JMOs at the Sydney School of Rural Health, Orange.

Destination Medicine Podcast made the international stage at the recent WONCA conference held in Sydney last week. Our very own Dr. Pip Southwell presented on behalf of the Editorial Committee and her presentation was exceptionally well received by a packed room and she fielded a multitude of questions immediately after her presentation as well as at the end of the session. One of the major themes from the thematic analysis of our first 12 student series episodes was the influence that General Practitioners have on individuals in choosing Medicine as a career. We may have also picked up a bit more talent for the podcasts from the audience. Pip completed her presentation by thanking the many GPs in the room for the role they play, often unbeknownst to themselves, in attracting more young people into medicine. Congrats to all.

Our Thanks to Bruce from the Healthcare Collaborative who delivered the Fractures Management Workshop in Dubbo today. The Students valued the content and practical experiences....

It's been a great privilege to collaborate with Rees as he undertook his 3rd year MD Research Project with the Destination Medicine team.

A special episode for the DM team ❤️
Rees Telford: Finding Medicine as a Destination

https://www.destinationmedicine.com.au/podcasts/Rees-Telford-Finding-Medicine-as-a-Destination

Rees Telford is a medical student on a mission to encourage others to study and work in regional and rural Australia. Growing up in Cairns and later studying on the Sunshine Coast, Rees describes how his interest in medicine was sparked while at high school by his desire for a constantly evolving career. Rees, who is the first in his family to go to university, discusses how he lucked into a valuable role as a medical scribe in an emergency department. He also delves into his third-year research project, which focuses on this podcast's impact on promoting rural general practice. Rees's recommendations for making the podcast more accessible highlight his commitment to encouraging medical students to consider rural medicine. He emphasizes the importance of work-life balance and advises listeners to maximize their life outside of medicine.

Thinking about applying for General Practice - RACGP and ACRRM are the two General Practice Colleges offering a pathway to a Fellowship recognised across Australia and around the world!!! RACGP currently have a range of webinars and the most recent Guide available on their website - remember if you work as a GP in MMM 3 to 7 locations you can gain HELP debt assistance... if you need more information get in touch. ACRRM also offer a range of pathways and information on their website - would encourage you to have a look at the diversity of College curriculum and examinations and choose the College that best suits your career goals !
https://www.acrrm.org.au/fellowship/pathways
Apologies that the links to the RACGP webinars are not live - go to their website.

• Discover rural generalist training with the RACGP: Thursday 10 August: 7.30pm AEST | Register
• Explore GP training with the RACGP: Thursday 17 August: 7.30pm AEST | Register
• Explore 2024 second intake training places: Tuesday 22 August: 7.30pm AEST | Register

Pathways There are multiple pathways you can take to become a FACRRM. All lead to Vocational Recognition as a Specialist (General Practice) through the Australian Medical Council (AMC), vocational recognition with Medicare Australia and reciprocal arrangements through medical colleges. Download the Fellowshi...