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Last week saw 20 pharmacy students from UTS and Griffith universities practicing their communication skills at Woodenbong Central school. The pharmacy students were divided into 3 groups, and all groups engaged the students in discussions on careers in health and attending university. One group delivered a presentation and activities to

“Through our Indigenous Health placement at Bulgarr Ngaru Medical Aboriginal Corporation in Grafton, we had the opportunity to visit a rehabilitation centre in Brisbane. This was an eye opening experience, with the chance to talk to the clients one on one and hear about their struggles with addiction. Being involved

Seventeen 3rd Year Medical students from University of Sydney travelled to Evans Head at Camp Koinonia to spend two days in UCRH’s Cultural Immersion Program. The two days were jam packed with sessions such as Putting History into Context – the past 116 years and its effects of Aboriginal people,

Dr Sabrina Pit has been appointed by Standards Australia to the International Standards Organisation Strategic Advisory Group Ageing Societies to represent Australia. A variety of countries are involved such as Japan, South Korea, US, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Bangladesh, The Netherlands and Singapore. Productive ageing, finance and urban design are

A group of the UCRH’s long-stay Western Sydney medical students are contributing to an important project with A/Prof Megan Passey and Dr Jo Longman from the UCRH. The project explores the barriers and enablers for clinicians in supporting pregnant women to quit smoking. The students will be interviewing local GPs

Josh Horsley has recently commenced his PhD research investigating the health impacts of fire smoke exposure in Australia, supervised by A/Prof Geoffrey Morgan and based at the University Centre for Rural Health. Smoke from fires, both planned and unplanned, is known to be a major contributor to the global burden

Since November 2014, the DaPPHne study (Diagnosing Potentially Preventable Hospitalisations) has been collecting data at Port Macquarie Base Hospital and Coffs Harbor Health Campus. The study aims to determine the proportion of hospital admissions for chronic conditions (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure, diabetes complications and angina) that are deemed

Last week the UCRH hosted 53 high school students as part of the annual careers day. The students had a genuine interest in a career in medicine or allied health and were from 8 local high schools. This careers day aims to help schools and students by providing information about

Last weekend students and staff from the UCRH participated in an annual soccer match and BBQ hosted by one of our medical staff. The UCRH organises regular social events for students to support wellbeing and stemming from the belief that if the student enjoys their placement, the likelihood of long

  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 activities run by

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 U Appy’. View project update

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. While we didn’t