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Making Rural Health Matter
Edition 2 | March 2025
Discover inspiring stories from medical students to registrars about training in northern Queensland and their impact on local communities.
Extended rural medical placements deliver value
JCU College of Medicine & Dentistry Whitepaper
Extended rural placements for James Cook University final-year medical students deliver a 7.6-fold return on investment, an Australian-first study has found.
JCU medical pathway nurtures rural and regional health
JCU College of Medicine & Dentistry Whitepaper
James Cook University’s first 10 cohorts of doctors are more than twice as likely to practise in remote, rural and regional areas as other Australian medical school graduates, a peer-reviewed study shows.
NQRTH is an initiative of the Australian Government's Integrated Rural Training Pipeline (IRTP) and is facilitated by James Cook University in partnership with public and private hospitals, Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC), health services, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) and GP clinics.
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