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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/Graduate Diploma in Rural General Practice in the 2007/2008 financial year. The award includes flights, 2 nights accommodation and registration to the RACGP's 51st Annual Scientific Convention to be held in Melbourne from 1-5 October 2008. 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 are open now and must be received no later than Friday 4th July 2008.

Further information and completed applications to be sent to Bryan Foley at bryan.foley@racgp.org.au.

The National Rural Faculty Medical Undergraduate Student Bursary 2008

The award is offered by the National Rural Faculty (NRF) of the RACGP to a medical student who is a member of a Rural Health Students Club at an Australian University. The bursary includes flights, 2 nights accommodation and registration to the RACGPs 51st Annual Scientific Convention, to be held in Melbourne.

In order to be eligible for the award, students must write a short essay of no greater than 1000 words on the following topic:

"How can general practice support sustainable holistic health in rural Australia?"

Applications are now open and must be received no later than Friday 25 July 2008. Further information and completed applications to be sent to Bryan Foley at bryan.foley@racgp.org.au .

Publication Date: 20 May 2008
Authorised By: National Rural Faculty