Main navigation

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 2008/2009 financial year. The award includes flights, 2 nights' accommodation and registration to GP'09 The Conference for General Practice to be held in Perth from 1-4 October 2009. 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 6th April and must be received no later than Friday 19th June 2009.

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 2009

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 GP'09 The Conference for General Practice to be held in Perth from 1-4 October 2009.

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

"How can rural GPs 'Fill the Gap' in the wide open spaces?"

Applications are now open and must be received no later than Friday 19th June 2009. Further information and completed applications to be sent to Di Schaefer at di.schaefer@racgp.org.au.

Publication Date: 22 April 2009
Authorised By: National Rural Faculty