Federation of Rural Australian Medical Educators

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7 October 09: FRAME meeting Canberra 3-4 Nov 09 Agenda and Registration (Word doc, 3 pages)

 

Background

FRAME was conceived at a meeting of rural medical academics from Australian medical schools held during the 7th National Undergraduate Rural Health Conference in August 2003 at Pinjarra, Western Australia. It this meeting it was recognised that there were many common areas of interest and importance for academics working in the Rural Clinical School (RCS) and Rural Undergraduate Support and Coordination (RUSC) programs that were not able to be met in a focused way by other current national organisations.

Subsequently, three additional universities with faculties of medicine but without full Rural Clinical School status or recognition for funding (the University of Newcastle, the Australian National University and James Cook University) but with targeted rural medical student programs were admitted as members of FRAME.

AIMS of FRAME (THE FRAIMS)

To promote rural medical education as an essential and successful component of Australia’s rural medical workforce, higher education and regional development strategies.

To provide an efficient and transparent vehicle for influencing national policy that effects the goals and function of the Rural Clinical Schools (RCS) and Rural Undergraduate Support and Coordination (RUSC) programs throughout Australia.

To facilitate the successful development and maintenance of the RCS and RUSC programs in all medical schools through collaboration, discussion and sharing of ideas.

To work collaboratively with other relevant national organisations, in particular, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM), the Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN), and the Committee of Deans of Australian Medical Schools (CDAMS).


Pinjarra: Site of 7th NURHC

Participants

Email the FRAME chairperson (currently A/Prof Richard Murray)

Name Institution Position Location
Prof. Bill Adam Uni Melbourne School of Rural Health  
Dr David Atkinson UWA RCS Broome
Dr Sue Baillie Uni Adelaide / UniSA SGRHS - RCS Pt Lincoln
A/Prof Peter Baker UQ Co-Head RCS Toowoomba
A/Prof Amanda Barnard ANU Head Rural Unit Canberra
Prof Bruce Barraclough Uni Western Sydney   Sydney
Dr Jill Bestic ANU RUSC Canberra
A/Prof Tony Brown Uni Sydney School of Rural Health Dubbo
Assoc Prof Lisanne Burkholder Uni Melbourne RCS Shepparton
Dr David Campbell Monash Uni RCS Bairnsdale
Dr Anne Cawley Flinders Uni NT RCS Alice Springs
A/Prof Bruce Chater UQ RCS Toowoomba
Dr Andra Dabson Uni Newcastle RUSC Newcastle
Prof Dawn DeWitt Uni Melbourne Head RCS Shepparton
Prof Peter Disler Monash Uni RCS Bendigo
A/Prof Steven Doherty Uni Newcastle   Newcastle
Alicia Eaton Deakin Uni Health Services Development Manager  
Dr Diann Eley UQ RCS Toowoomba
Dr Lesley Forster UNSW RUSC Sydney
Prof John Fraser Uni New England Transitional Head, School of Rural Medicine Armidale
A/Prof Tarun Sen Gupta JCU Head Discipline of Rural Practice Townsville
Prof Michael Hensley Uni Newcastle RUSC Newcastle
Dr Graeme Horton Uni Newcastle RUSC Newcastle
Prof Nicky Hudson Uni Wollongong Graduate School of Medicine Wollongong
Dr Cathy Marshall Uni Sydney RUSC Sydney
Dr David Mills Uni Adelaide Dept General Practice Adelaide
A/Prof Richard Murray JCU RCS Townsville
Prof Jonathan Newbury Uni Adelaide / UniSA Head SGRHS Pt Lincoln
Assoc Prof Julie Pallant Uni Melbourne School of Rural Health Shepparton
A/Prof Daryl Pedler Monash Uni RCS Traralgon
Prof Dimity Pond Uni Newcastle RUSC Newcastle
Dr Mary Price Uni Newcastle RUSC Newcastle
Prof Geoff Riley UWA Head RCS Kalgoorlie
Dr David Rosenthal Flinders Uni RCS Renmark
Dr John Russell Monash Uni RCS Mildura
Prof Geoff Solarsh Monash Uni Head School of Rural Health Bendigo
Dr Peter Spafford Flinders Uni NTRCS Katherine
A/Prof Ruth Stewart Deakin University Director of Clinical Studies, Medical School Geelong
Dr Sarah Strasser Flinders Uni Head NTRCS Darwin
Prof Judi Walker Uni Tasmania Head RCS Launceston
Dr Lucie Walters Flinders Uni RUSC Mt Gambier
A/Prof Deirdre Whitford Uni Adelaide / UniSA Head of Education, SGRHS Whyalla
Prof Ian Wilson Uni Western Sydney Medical Education Sydney
Dr Tim Wood Uni Adelaide SGRHS Kadina
Prof Paul Worley Flinders Uni Head RCS Adelaide

Links to Rural Clinical Schools

University of Tasmania Rural Clinical School
http://www.healthsci.utas.edu.au/nwrcs/index.html

The Rural Clinical School of Western Australia
http://www.rcs.uwa.edu.au/

Flinders University Rural Clinical School (based in Renmark, SA)
http://furcs.flinders.edu.au

Spencer Gulf Rural Health School
http://sgrhs.unisa.edu.au/

UNSW Rural Clinical School
http://rcs.med.unsw.edu.au/

The University of Sydney School of Rural Health
http://www.dubbo.med.usyd.edu.au/

The University of Queensland Rural Clinical Division
http://www.som.uq.edu.au/som/about/divisions/rural/index.htm

Monash University School of Rural Health
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/srh/

The University of Melbourne Rural Clinical School
http://www.ruralhealth.unimelb.edu.au/undergraduate%20study/rural%20clinical%20school/

 

Dept of Health and Ageing: Rural Clinical Schools
http://www.health.gov.au/clinicalschools

Australian Rural Health Education Network (ARHEN)
http://www.arhen.org.au/

Rural and Remote Health Journal
http://www.rrh.org.au

RUSC: Rural Undergraduate Support and Coordination

The Rural Undergraduate Steering Committee (RUSC) Program was developed as part of the Rural Incentives Program as a strategic long term initiative to increase the number of medical graduates adopting a career in rural and remote practice. The Program was, and continues to be, based on the premise that selection of students for medical school from rural locations, increased exposure to rural medicine during the undergraduate course and enhanced support for students and rural educators would lead to more doctors adopting a career in rural medicine.

For more details see RUSC Program Guidelines 2002-05 (9 pages PDF)

Documents

Documents to be shared with participants are listed below.

This web page is maintained by David Badger Flinders University Rural Clinical School
Last updated: 7 October, 2009