ACRRM is the peak professional association for rural medical education and training in Australia. Our members are committed to providing the highest quality of medical care to patients in regional, rural and remote communities throughout Australia.

GPET's mission is - "To implement and foster regionally-provided, high quality, innovative, responsive general practice education and training programs which meet the needs of communities, individuals and general practitioners across Australia".

Department of General Practice, University of Adelaide - "Integration of rural general practice needs and issues, resulting in measurable benefits to rural health in South Australia".

The Department of General Practice, established in November 1993, is an academic research/teaching department within the School of Medicine at Flinders University, which is co-located with Flinders Medical Centre.

The Department of Health and Aged Care has responsibility for advising on general rural health strategies and for delivering a range of targeted activities supported by their Portfolio to improve the health and well being of Australians living in regional, rural and remote localities. The Department of Health and Aged Care also has a wider role in monitoring programs delivered by other parts of their Portfolio and which impact on rural and regional communities.

Rural
Eyre Peninsula
Flinders and Far North
Mid North
Murray Mallee
Yorke Peninsula

Urban
Adelaide Central and Eastern
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide North East
Adelaide Northern
Adelaide Western

GPRA - "Strive for excellence in General Practice education, thereby ensuring improved health care outcomes for the Australian community".

GP Learning is an international standard medical education website, endorsed by the RACGP, which offers GPs nearly 100 interactive activities, with more each month.

The HECS Reimbursement Scheme was announced in the 2000-01 Federal Budget as part of the Regional Health Strategy: More Doctors, Better Services. The Scheme was continued in the 2004-05 Federal Budget under the Rural Health Strategy with additional funding of $28.8 million provided over four years. This Scheme aims to promote careers in rural medicine and increase the number of doctors in rural and regional areas in the longer term.

The National Rural Faculty (NRF) is the Academic Faculty within The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners responsible for the award of the Fellowship in Advanced Rural General Practice /Graduate Diploma in Rural General Practice which includes the completion of Advanced Rural Skills Posts to provide potential rural GPs with essential procedural skills.

The NRF has developed resources which are ideal for rural and remote general practice registrars or other medical practitioners preparing to sit the college examination. Exam preparation DVDs.

The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is a not-for-profit charitable service providing aeromedical emergency and primary health care services together with communication and education assistance to people who live, work and travel in regional and remote Australia.

http://www.flyingdoctor.net/central

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners is Australia's largest general practitioner organisation as well as being the largest clinical college. It is recognised as the arbiter of standards for general practice. Currently the College has over 10,000 members.

http://www.racgp.org.au

RRMEO is a network of clinical and educational resources, interactive activities and an online community dedicated to developing best practice in rural and remote health care.

http://www.rrmeo.com/

The Agency's vision is that the best health outcomes for all South Australians living in rural and remote areas will be achieved by ensuring that sufficient numbers of medical practitioners enter and are maintained in rural areas with the appropriate skills and ongoing education to enable them to meet community needs.

http://www.ruraldoc.com.au

Mission Statement: "To enhance health care outcomes by strengthening and coordinating the role of Divisions of General Practice in the health care system".

http://www.sadi.org.au/

The Spencer Gulf Rural Health School (SGRHS) was established in 2001 as a joint venture between the University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia. The School is a multidisciplinary entity that brings together the South Australian Centre For Rural and Remote Health (SACRRH) and the Adelaide University Rural Clinical School (AURCS) as a single operational unit.

http://sgrhs.unisa.edu.au

The University of Adelaide is Australia's third oldest university and is known internationally for excellence in research and teaching. Adelaide To Outback are proud to be in partnership with the University of Adelaide.

http://www.adelaide.edu.au