Pathway Pulse Newsletters
The Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway team provides regular updates to Rural Generalist trainees and stakeholders. Please click on the links below to view past Pathway Pulse newsletters.
December 2018 | November 2018 | October 2018 | August 2018 | June 2018 | April 2018
The Blog
Making the most of your intern year
Your intern year is the year you begin to decide your future career direction;
Don't get lost
You’re heading into an exciting, complicated maze as you begin to organise your postgraduate training.
Create the career you want
I loved training on the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway; every day was different.
Fast track your career
If you're motivated to get your career off to a flying start, the Generalist Pathway offers the quickest path...
Five tips for choosing an advanced skill
There are many advanced skill disciplines to choose from, and deciding which is right for you can be tricky...
Making professional connections
Being well connected goes beyond having someone to call for advice and support when you need it...
Taking time to care for yourself
Know where to get help if you need it...
Surviving your fellowship exams
You are on the final stretch. Your pre-vocational years are behind you and you are not far from achieving fellowship. There is just one thing to do…
Dr Luke Dwyer | Faces of Rural Generalism
Working across both primary and acute care settings means Luke can provide continuity of care for his patients when they really need him.
Night shift hacks for junior doctors
Night gathers, and now my watch begins...
Articles of Interest
- Challenge and rewards for women working in western Queensland (November 2018)
- Clinical supervision in rural Australia: challenges and opportunities MJA (November 2018)
- Meet the couple trying to solve the rural doctor shortage in Queensland (October 2018)
- National Rural Health Commissioner visits Darling Downs to see rural generalism in action (March 2018)
- Wild west registrar (October 2015)
- Ten years of the Rural Generalist Program (September 2015)
- 612 ABC: The Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway (September 2015)
- Ministeral announcement: Doubling docs in rural Queensland (November 2013)
- Critical Condition Landline (16 September 2012)
- On track with the Rural Generalist Pathway Going Places Magazine (August 2012)
- ‘Doc of all trades’ best hope to turn the tide for rural communities: Senate enquiry Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (24 August 2012)
- Rural generalists the way of the future Australian Rural Doctor (20 June 2012)
- Queensland’s Rural Generalist Pathway is leading the way for rural training (MJA Careers)
- MJA Careers article on Dr Claudia Collins
- Finding his own way – Dr Dan Manahan reflects on his career as a rural generalist in Queensland
- Rural doctors call for specialist training ABC AM program (27 October 2011) (1.41MB)
- The rural generalist: a new generation of health professionals providing the rural medical workforce the bush needs (11th National Rural Health Conference, March 2011)
- Queensland’s Rural Generalist Pathway – a lifeline for country medicine RDAA Rural Pulse article (September 2010)
- From Isa boy to doctor (September 2009)
- Bush heroes inspire new breed of rural generalists (June 2007)
Training Partner Newsletters
There are many interesting and informative newsletters made available by our training partners. Please find below a list of those which may interest you:
- Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
Country Watch Newsletter: www.acrrm.org.au/country-watch-newsletter - The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP
Queensland Faculty Newsletter: www.racgp.org.au/yourracgp/faculties/queensland/newsletter/ - Rural Doctors Association of Australia
Rural Roundup Newsletter: www.rdaa.com.au/publications/rural-roundup-newsletters