Overview

The Flinders University Rural Clinical School (FURCS) aims to serve both Flinders University and the rural and remote communities of South Australia through

• high quality medical education
• research, and
• clinical service for and in rural communities.

FURCS staff are based in several locations thoughout South Australia and the Northern Territory. .
The main administrative centre is in Renmark, 250 km north-east of Adelaide in the Riverland.

The FURCS is funded by the Australian Federal Government as part of a nation-wide strategy to improve the health of those in rural and remote areas by increasing the number of health professionals working in those areas. The strategy focuses on

• encouraging students from rural and remote areas to enrol in training courses for health professionals
• ensuring that substantial training of health professionals occurs in rural and remote areas.

Updated April 6, 2003

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