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New Medical Doctors for the Northern Territory
Northern Territory health services will benefit greatly with 18 new doctors graduating from the Flinders Northern Territory Medical Program – a highly successful joint initiative of Flinders University, Charles Darwin University, and the Northern Territory and Australian Governments.
Dr Rosalie Schultz graduates with PhD
Congratulations to Dr Rosalie Schultz who has recently been awarded her PhD through Flinders University.
Rosalie’s thesis is entitled, ‘We’re the backbone, not the backseat: Aboriginal insights into service provision for wellbeing and health’. It explores how services can contribute to wellbeing for Aboriginal people in remote Australia, with empowerment and identity emerging as key priorities.
Outstanding NT supervisors celebrated
The Flinders NT Supervisor Awards recognise staff who go above and beyond their usual duties to supervise students undertaking clinical placements in their chosen career.
$13.5 Million for new research to improve Indigenous health
Up to $13.5 million in health and medical research grants over three years is available for Indigenous-led projects to drive improvements in outcomes for four key health challenges. The grants are part of the Morrison Government’s $160 million, 10-year investment in the Indigenous Health Research Fund from the $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund.
Medical students awarded for Sleep Apnoea research
A group of three Flinders Northern Territory Medical Program students, who developed a tool to screen Indigenous Australians for sleep apnoea, have been awarded at the national Sleep DownUnder conference in Sydney.
Improving NT health outcomes through research
Northern Territory clinicians presented their work at the Top End Health Service Research Symposium for Nursing, Midwifery, Allied Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners held at Flinders NT Royal Darwin Hospital.
RIPPL Team plans the year ahead
The Flinders NT Remote Interprofessional Learning (RIPPL) team met in Darwin to undertake annual strategic planning.
The RIPPL team’s primary purpose is to ensure that all students undertaking Nursing and Allied Health placements in the Northern Territory have a quality learning experience.
First Aid for wildlife bushfire victims
Centre for Remote Health in Alice Springs has been busy sending off expired stock of first aid bandages and dressings, to help wildlife injured in the recent bushfires across Australia.
From nursing placement to graduate year in the NT
Ever since starting university and understanding the importance of quality healthcare in rural Australia, Flinders University Nursing Graduate, Annabel Batty had a goal to pursue a career in rural health. After completing two of her student placements in the Northern Territory she is now thrilled to have landed her Graduate Year at the Katherine Hospital.
Embracing cultural differences
Nutrition and Dietetics student from Flinders University, Ellen Wynn, talks about her unforgettable experience on placement in the Top End.
Childhood travels inspire remote nursing placement – 20 years on
Federation University student, Gretta Ross jumped at the opportunity to complete her four-week Nursing placement at the Gove District Hospital, in the NT’s East Arnhem Land.
A new perspective
Olivia Hawkins, Nursing student from University Technology Sydney, completed a three-week placement at the Alice Springs Hospital, supported by Flinders NT.
Flinders NT placement support includes cultural awareness training, access to subsidised student accommodation, and fortnightly Interprofessional sessions.
No place like Gove
Nursing-Paramedicine student Taylor McLean completed a four-week placement in Nhulunbuy on the Gove Peninsula, and says that there is no doubt in her mind that she will be back.
Exceeding expectations
Nursing student from Federation University, Laura Ladhams who completed a placement in Nhulunbuy supported by the Flinders NT Placement Team, describes her placement at Gove District Hospital as being ‘the most eye-opening experience in her life thus far’.
