NT Rural and Remote Moments Photography Competition

Enter the Flinders NT Regional Training Hub and the Northern Territory Medical Program 2020 inaugural photography competition, NT Rural and Remote Moments.

Supervisor Recognition Awards 2020
– Nominations now open

Nominations are now open for the Flinders NT Clinical Supervisor Recognition Awards 2020.
Every year clinicians across the Northern Territory volunteer their time to support, mentor and educate students – ultimately shaping the future health workforce.

Nominations close 16 October, 2020.

Flinders NT Regional Training Hub Webinars

The 2020 Medical Career Pathway Webinar Series is hosted by Dr Olivia O’Donoghue, Medical Director of the Flinders NT Regional Training Hub. Find out about this and other valuable resources provided by our Regional Training Hub.

Another first for NT Medical program graduate

Five years after graduating as part of the first cohort to complete the Flinders NT Medical Program, Dr Darren Jewell achieved another first: he became the first graduate of the Flinders NT Medical Program to be admitted as a Fellow of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners after completing his training within the Northern Territory.

Welcome to Anthea Brand, Director Remote Primary Health Care Manuals

The Centre for Remote Health and Flinders NT welcome Anthea Brand, Project Director of the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals.  Anthea has extensive experience in remote practice as a community and public health Dietitian in Central Australia as well as outback NSW, and will lead the updating of the Remote Primary Health Care Manuals suite.

Welcome to Melba Ridd, Nursing and Allied Health Lecturer

Flinders NT Remote and Rural Interprofessional Placement Learning welcomes Melba Ridd, Lecturer, Nursing and Allied Health.

New app aims to bridge gap between NDIS and Indigenous people with disability

A new web-based app targeting Aboriginal Australians has been developed to help connect people with disability in remote Indigenous communities, and their carers, with the NDIS.

Building a foundation for working in remote and Indigenous communities

The first Framing Indigenous Health course since the COVID-19 disruption began in March, was held in Alice Springs in August, and was very successful with students from Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia attending.

Assisting local clinics with education during COVID-19

During COVID-19 where travel restrictions may have limited the learning opportunities for some remote practitioners, Flinders NT educators at Nhulunbuy have been assisting local health services by providing practical education sessions.

Promoting careers in health to high school students

Dr Danny Tsai, Rural Pharmacy Liaison Officer and Adjunct Lecturer at the Centre for Remote Health, visited two groups of senior science students at St Philips College in Alice Springs, to raise awareness of Antiobiotic Resistance and to promote healthcare professions, particularly pharmacy.

Flinders NT medical students collect third prize in national hackathon

Two teams comprising six students from Flinders NT Medical Program and one from CDU environmental engineering, recently represented the NT in a nation-wide virtual 2 day ‘Hackathon’, run by the Australian Medical Student’s Association.

A little remote, a lot remarkable

Flinders Northern Territory Medical Program student Claire Maree O’Bryan wasn’t really sure what to expect when, as a first year student, she signed up for a six-month placement in Nhulunbuy to be undertaken in her third year.

The privilege of being a Remote Area Nurse

Angelique Richards was always interested in Indigenous health and a placement during her postgraduate studies allowed her to live that dream. During her Remote Health Practice (RHP) postgraduate studies with the Centre for Remote Health, Angelique completed a placement at Lake Nash in the Northern Territory’s Barkly Region. She then secured a permanent position as a Remote Area Nurse (RAN) at Lake Nash and has remained living and working in the NT ever since.

Speech Pathology practices adapt to COVID-19

COVID-19 has posed many challenges for clinical educators as well as students, but when Flinders University Master of Speech pathology student, Rochelle Hunt flew home to Darwin to stay with family, it opened up a great opportunity for her to commence her final placement at Royal Darwin Hospital.

Back-to-back nursing placements in the Barkly region

Renee Mellier from Charles Darwin University, recently completed ten weeks of back-to-back nursing placements in the Northern Territory’s Barkly region, supported by the Flinders NT placement team.

Farewell to Professor Phillip Carson

Professor Phillip Carson retired from Royal Darwin Hospital in June 2020. Professor Carson joined Flinders in 2002 as an Associate Professor in Surgery. He was an effective and committed surgical educator and took particular care to involve students in all aspects of patient care. He has been involved with the Northern Territory Medical Program from its inception in 2011 and has spent many hours teaching and mentoring our students.

Farewell to Ross Carter

Flinders NT bids farewell to Ross Carter, Deputy Manager Flinders NT, who completed his duties with Flinders NT in August 2020.

Administrator’s Medals in Primary Health Care
– Nominations now open

Nominations for the 2020 Administrator’s Medals in Primary Health Care are now open. These awards recognise excellence in people who have contributed significantly to the provision of primary health care in the NT.

Nominations close 21 September, 2020.

Start your GP training in 2021 with NTGPE

Interested in training as a GP in the NT? Applications to start GP training in 2021 are now open and close on 21 September 2020.