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Students step into future health careers
Around 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across the Northern Rivers gathered at the UCRH in Lismore today, stepping into hands-on training sessions designed to spark interest in the rural health workforce and open doors to future careers in health. Students from Banora Point High School, Byron Bay
Students step into future health careers
Around 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across the Northern Rivers gathered at the UCRH in Lismore today, stepping into hands-on training sessions designed to spark interest in the rural health workforce and open doors to future careers in health. Students from Banora Point High School, Byron Bay
Students step into future health careers
Around 60 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from across the Northern Rivers gathered at the UCRH in Lismore today, stepping into hands-on training sessions designed to spark interest in
All in for Indigenous research
Last week UCRH brought people together for a powerful day of rural health research at the UCRH Indigenous Research Symposium, held during Reconciliation Week under the theme All In. The
Global visitors explore simulation in Lismore
A recent visit to the University Centre for Rural Health shows how rural health education in Australia can lead on the world stage. As part of the 2026 Laerdal Simulation
Study tracks disaster impacts on communities
New rural health research is shedding light on what happens to our connections with each other when disasters keep hitting the same place. Dr Rebecca McNaught from UCRH is a
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Only two months into the year, and we’ve already seen a wide range of disciplines feature in our Allied Health student placements. We have welcomed Allied Health students from a wide range of universities including University of Sydney, Griffith University, Southern Cross University, University of Technology Sydney, University of Queensland,
Research involving UCRH’s Frances Barraclough will soon be published which explores stakeholder perspectives on e-prescribing in primary care settings. Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) provides a convenient, efficient, paperless mechanism for the legal transfer of prescriptions between service users, prescribers and dispensers. There have been advances in e-prescribing processes and increased uptake
We are thrilled to announce that Associate Professor Christopher Williams and his team at have been awarded a grant of $1,698,725 for their groundbreaking project, titled Lifestyle Programs for Musculoskeletal Pain in Rural Populations. The project aims to enhance the well-being of rural communities by addressing musculoskeletal pain through innovative
WellMob, a one-stop digital library of social and emotional wellbeing content made for and by our diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples had turned its attention to vaping. Vaping has quickly become a significant health issue, particularly with young people. WellMob has several new resources developed by First Nations
Former UCRH medical student Tim Watson, has published a research paper in the journal Public Health, titled “Relationship between climate change and skin cancer and implications for prevention and management: a scoping review”. Tim completed a research block at the UCRH in 2023 under the primary supervision of Professor Ross
Staff from UCRH and Southern Cross University joined forces to author a recent journal article exploring the experiences of First Nations participants as the #BlackLivesMatter protests burst onto Australian mainstream and social media platforms and onto Australian streets in 2020. Marcelle Townsend-Cross and Kathomi Gatwiri explore First Nations participants’ perceptions
At UCRH we are committed to ensuring that we walk lightly on this country, that we provide a strong education and cultural grounding for future health practitioners and we draw on the expertise of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colleagues to lead education and research to address health inequities faced
New research published by a team of Aboriginal staff at URCH dives into the opportunities for universities to actively engage with Aboriginal communities to participate, conduct and ideally lead responsible research that attends to community priorities and issues. The Health from the Grassroots (Grassroots) project sought to address an ongoing
Dr Vanette McLennan has joined UCRH in the new role of Academic Lead and Associate Professor Allied Health. Vanette will play a pivotal role in leading education and research at the UCRH with a focus on the allied health program. We asked Vanette a couple of questions in her first
Researchers on the MOHMQuit project have passed a major milestone in their work to help midwives, obstetricians and Aboriginal health workers support pregnant women to quit smoking. After 15 months of work, the project’s implementation trial has now been completed. Our researchers teamed with partners in five local health districts
We get attached to the students who come and spend time with us, and it is always a sad day when they leave! We recently farewelled 12 Sydney Health medical students who spent the third year of their degrees with us. They’ve experienced working at many Northern NSW Local Health
We recently had the pleasure of welcoming Dr Alison Gerlach to our Centre. Dr Gerlach is an expert in inclusive and responsive early childhood practices whose work draws on many years of occupational therapy with dis/abled children in different contexts. Dr Gerlach is Associate Director of the School of Child
