About the Rural Community Research Project of the Year award
The Rural Community Research Project of the Year award is open to all RACGP members including Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice (FARGP) or Rural Generalists(RG) Fellowship recipients, who have completed a Community project as part of their training requirements.
The Community Project is an optional part of the population health requirement of FARGP and the RG Fellowship and makes it unique to other rural general practice fellowships. Candidates who completed their Additional Rural Skills Training in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health are required to complete a Community Project.
The Rural Community Research Project of the Year Award is presented to an RACGP member from the last financial year period that completed an innovative project which directly contributed to healthcare improvement in a rural or remote general practice, and positively impacted the town’s community.
Nomination process
Nominees can self-nominate via the nomination form.
The Rural Community Research Project of the Year award includes:
- registration to attend the College's annual conference
- presentation of a commemorative trophy at the RACGP National Awards Ceremony.
2024 winner
Dr Ben Bambery
The winning project for 2024 was undertaken by Dr Ben Bambery, and was titled Increasing Aboriginal health checks for Aboriginal men in Gunbalanya. This project that has made a direct contribution to healthcare improvement in an at-risk Northern Territory population.
Past award recipients
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| 2023 No winner awarded |
| 2022 Dr Matthew Poole |
| 2021 Dr Khean Shang Wong |
| 2020 Dr Anna Cunningham |
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2019 Dr Sophia Gordon
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