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National Rural Faculty awards

Rural General Practice Registrar of the Year Award

The National Rural Faculty Rural General Practice Registrar of the Year award is open to Rural GP registrars who are enrolled in the Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice in the 2009/2010 financial year. The award includes flights, 2 nights' accommodation and registration to GP10 The Conference for General Practice to be held in Cairns from 6-9 October 2010. Registrars must be nominated by GP Supervisors, Medical Educators, Regional Training Providers, members of the RACGP or other General Practitioners.

GPs eligible for the award must demonstrate:

• Commitment to rural general practice and to learning
• Services to rural patients, the practice and education
• Services to the rural community

Applications open on Monday 19th April and must be received no later than Friday 11th June 2010.

Further information and completed applications to be sent to Di Schaefer at di.schaefer@racgp.org.au.

The National Rural Faculty Medical Undergraduate Student Bursary 2010

The award is offered by the National Rural Faculty (NRF) of the RACGP to a medical student who is a member of a GPSN/Rural Health Students Club at an Australian University. The bursary includes flights, 2 nights accommodation and registration to GP10 The Conference for General Practice to be held in Cairns from 6-9 October 2010.

In order to be eligible for the award, students must write an essay of no greater than 1000 words in response to a set topic. This year's topic is:

"My kind of town – what does a town need to attract (and keep) a general practitioner”

Applications are now open and must be received no later than Friday 11th June 2010. Further information and completed applications to be sent to Di Schaefer at di.schaefer@racgp.org.au.

Publication Date: 1 June 2010
Authorised By: National Rural Faculty