2022 Annual Report
Here is a snapshot of our achievements in our six (6) priority areas:
Health Workforce
260 Aspire2Health attendees
68 ALS students
54 CPR students
Rural Pipeline
51 Griffith LongLook Students (12 Month Program)
65 Griffith ShortLook Students (7 Week Program)
Build Rural Workforce
33.3% of Griffith rural graduates remain in the rural workforce following 12 months in LongLook
69.2% of Griffith rural graduates remain in the rural workforce following 24 months in LongLook
Rural Research
7 rural focused research projects
6 student led projects
6 medical education projects
3 external grants
10 research publications
Collaborating Partnerships
12 Aspire2Health High Schools
22 Collaborating General Practices
5 Clinical Training Centres at Rural Hospitals
Investment in Rural Communities
7 RuralMedEd Student Accommodation (44 Beds)
3 Griffith Student Accommodation (50 Beds)
New Clinical Training Centre Built at Chinchilla
Griffith Uni Medical Students
GP Exam Prep
RTO
Professional Development
High School Students
Accommodation
ABOUT RURAL MED ED
Rural Medical Education Australia (RMEA) (Rural Med Ed) achieves with a faculty of highly valued, skilled rural clinical academics and researchers leading the following programs:
- Longlook – the rural longitudinal clinical program for Griffith University medical students;
- GPrEP – innovative general practice training program, training doctors in rural general practice;
- Aspire2Health – our high school program inspiring rural students to study health;
- RMEA Training – a Vocational Education Training (VET) VET program for rural students providing a pathway to a career in rural health.
We have a team of qualified, experienced clinical academic educators to deliver the Griffith University 3rd and 4th year rural medical student program, general practice exam preparation programs and VET training.Â
Rural Med Ed has partnered with Griffith University to deliver the University’s rural clinical program, funded by the Commonwealth Government Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training program. As Rural Med Ed is locally based, locally led and locally governed, it ensures a focused rural stream for the Griffith University School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Our research program is supported by clinical research academics living and working in rural Queensland.
We have been successful in funding from Destination Australia with 10 scholarships for Cert IV in Allied Health Assistance.
Our Considering Medicine and Aspire2Health high school programs aim to increase the number of rural and indigenous students graduating from health courses.
