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.
March 2021 | December 2020 | October 2020 | August 2020 | May 2020
Come fly with me
Four Rural Generalists and trainees give you a birds eye view of their flying hobby.
Dr Luke Dwyer| Jandowae
QRGP Fellow Dr Luke Dwyer and his wife Kimberly recently opened their brand new general practice facility in Jandowae.
New AST introductory workshop
QRGP trainees are ready for their AST year in internal medicine, mental health and paediatrics.
The Blog
Interviewing for your first rural or remote job
Faces of Rural Generalism | Dr Lachlan McIver
Why I chose O&G advanced skills training | Dr Tammy Maxwell
Staying on top of the pyramid in a time of crisis
Dr Marlow Coates | Faces of Rural Generalism
Top tips for choosing an advanced skill
Your first day in community general practice
Oh, the places you’ll go, livin’ la vida locum
Dr Angela Barrie | Faces of Rural Generalism
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/newsroom/news