NT Rural Generalist Program
The Northern Territories Rural Generalist Program provides a range of unique rural and remote experiences. It offers some of the most diverse opportunities to practice rural medicine where a majority of your experiences both clinically and socially will be in small rural towns, remote communities and very remote communities.
Within the Northern Territories training pathway for Rural Generalists there are opportunities for those who would like to 'taste' what it's like to be part of a rural and remote team all the way up to those who have made a commitment to join the dedicated teams of rural generalists and other rural health professionals delivering rural medical services in a range of environments across the Northern Territory. With regional centres supporting additional and extended skills training needed in the communities they serve rural generalist trainees will find themselves thinking outside the box delivering adaptable, perceptive rural medicine.
The Rural Generalist Program is coordinated by the Northern Territory Rural Generalist Coordination Unit (RGCU). We have been established as the jurisdictional unit for medical rural generalists contributing to the national Rural Generalist Pathway. The Federal Government have awarded a grant to the RGCU to coordinate the John Flynn Prevocational Doctor Program in the Northern Territory, a program that supports prevocational doctors to have a 'taste' of rural medicine.
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Overview
Rural medicine in Australia plays a critical role in addressing the unique healthcare challenges faced by remote and regional communities.
Rural Generalist Coordination Unit
The Rural Generalist Coordination Unit (RGCU) has been established within NT Health and funded by Department of Health and Aged Care (DOHAC) to coordinate the training pipeline for rural generalists and assist prevocational doctors in transitioning through their foundational skills.
Mission and Vision Statement
A Rural Generalist is a medical practitioner who is trained to meet the specific current and future health care needs of Australian rural and remote communities, in a sustainable and cost-effective way by providing both comprehensive general practice and emergency care and required components of other medical specialist care in hospital and/or community setting as part of a rural healthcare team.
Governance
The Rural Generalist Coordination Unit is governed by a model that uses the following characteristics of good governance.
FAQs
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