Author: UCRH

  Motor vehicle accident patient with bleeding leg fracture, bruising on left torso, suspected neck injury, this is what Phase 3 Medical Students from the University of Wollongong were presented with last Wednesday.  Luckily no one was hurt. The above scenario is just one of the simulation...

UCRH researchers are collaborating with the Menzies School of Health Research and Queensland University of Technology to train service providers working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in e-mental health strategies (e.g. online programs and apps).  In Northern NSW the program is known as 'R...

The Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN) recently held a photo competition open to  undergraduate UDRH students on rural placement.  The entries were to include a clear visual reference to a positive element of clinical placement.  Almost 50 entries were received across the network including one video....

This is the first in a series where we highlight the diverse skills, talents and stories of the students living on the North Coast for 12 months as part of the long stay medical program. Meet Nelson Correia a Stage 3 Medical Student from the Sydney...

UCRH staff celebrated with a morning tea to congratulate Liz Rix on the news that her thesis has been passed without any corrections. UCRH Director Lesley Barclay said that not only is this extraordinary, the examiners comments are exceptional in their praise of a really important...

The Australian Rural Birthing Index (ARBI) Toolkit is a resource for planning maternity services in rural and remote Australia. The Toolkit is an easy-to-use guide for health service planners and communities to: • Calculate the Australian Rural Birth Index formula • Estimate the appropriate level of maternity service...