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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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As part of NAIDOC Week, it’s timely to shine the spotlight on the array of research work underway at UCRH that focuses on Aboriginal Health. Our Aboriginal Health team are engaged in a range of exciting research projects, two of which are related to the potential of virtual reality for
Our Goori Book Club, which focuses on books about or connected to Aboriginal culture, health, authors and content, has had a great start to the year. Book Club has been in session twice already with students and staff meeting to talk about two fabulous books. Our first book was ‘Is
Just a few days ago our Aboriginal Health Team travelled to beautiful Lennox Head to provide the new cohort of long stay medical students from Western Sydney with a two-day intensive Aboriginal Health Immersion program. The Immersion involved a mixture of classroom and on-Country experiences. Classroom activities included topics focussed
This year’s NAIDOC theme, For Our Elders reminds us that in working and advocating for better health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities, we stand on the shoulders of giants. We walk the pathways our Elders have paved for us through generations of advocacy
UCRH is leading the Northern Rivers arm of a qualitative study about community-led Self-Organising Following Disaster. The study aims to explore community-led organising before, during and after disasters. For the Northern Rivers, the work will focus on the aftermath of the 2022 floods. The study has been designed and data
A newly published journal article has found that there is although Indigenous research governance is recognised as an essential part of ethical research, activities and contributions made by Indigenous reference group members are underreported. The journal article, Trusting relationships and learning together: A rapid review of Indigenous reference groups in
Griffith University Nutrition and Dietetics students have completed their 21-week long stay placement through the UCRH under the supervision of Clinical Educators, Nicola Buster, Bronwyn Morton and Narelle Greenlees. During their placement, students undertook placement blocks in Food Service Management, Medical Nutrition Therapy, Community and Public Health Nutrition. When reflecting
Good evaluation can shape better services, stronger policy and more useful outcomes for communities. That is the focus of new Aboriginal health research co-authored by UCRH researchers Kris Vine, Jo Longman, Alison Laycock and Veronica Matthews. Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the paper is
This week on placement Griffith University Occupational Therapy students and University of Sydney Physiotherapy students worked together in creating an interprofessional student led ‘Valentine’s Day Treasure Hunt’ at Whiddon residential aged care facility in Casino. Together the students collaborated with the Leisure and Wellbeing team at Whiddon Aged Care and
The UCRH Multidisciplinary Health Team welcomed Allied Health students across disciplines in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, Medical Imaging, Nuclear Radiation, Pharmacy, Nursing and Social Work throughout January. Students arrived from the University of Sydney, University of Newcastle, University of Technology Sydney, Griffith University, Charles Sturt University
A recent scoping review involving Associate Professor Chris Williams assessed the literature on research engagement of health care providers and health care organisations. Published in BMC Health Services Research, the study analysed 152 publications. Identified strategies include fostering dual-skilled teams, providing resources, incentivizing engagement, offering leadership support, enhancing education, facilitating
In collaboration with the Clarence Health Service and University of Wollongong Clarence Valley regional Training Hub, we hosted a health careers day for 27 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students and staff from Grafton High School, South Grafton High School, Clarence Valley Anglican School and McCauley Catholic College.
