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Having led a life which has taken her across the globe and into some of the most remote parts of WA, Dr Susan Downes is now putting down roots in…

For the first time in four years, Yura Yungi Medical Service Aboriginal Corporation no longer needs to advertise for a general practitioner. The Aboriginal Medical Service, based out of the…

People with disabilities and medical conditions in the Great Southern, Esperance and Karratha now have greater support to drive thanks to occupational therapist Emma Tozana, founder of Functional Revival in…

The expansion of the Puntukurnu Aboriginal Medical Service (PAMS) dialysis unit is providing community members with much-needed treatment closer to home. With the unit opening earlier this year, the medical…

Medical student Emily Wishart is excited to be one of five final-year students offered internships at Broome Health Campus for 2023. Originally from Bremer Bay on Western Australia’s South Coast,…

The fully government funded Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) program trains medical registrars in general practice. Registrars who achieve their fellowship through the program can work as a GP anywhere…

Rural Health West sponsored two Curtin University medical students to attend the 2022 Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress (PRIDoC) held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. PRIDoC is an Indigenous-led space…

In December, Rural Health West launched our inaugural report exploring nursing, midwifery, dental and allied health workforce across rural Western Australia at the Australasian College of Health Service Management forum…

Back in the late ’90s, Geraint Lenegan used to deliver groceries with his semi-trailer to Aboriginal communities in remote Western Australia. He didn’t know it then, but his ultimate delivery…

Partners of health professionals in rural WA can further their professional and skills developments through Rural Health West’s Partner Education Grants. Funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, the…