About us

Flinders University Rural and Remote Health SA facilitates high quality multidisciplinary health education and research in our State's regional areas.

We have a strong national and international reputation for providing community-engaged inter-professional training for medical, nursing and allied health students. This includes the South Australia Rural Medical (SARM) Program and multidisciplinary rural clinical placements.

What do we do

Flinders University Rural and Remote Health SA brings new and exciting opportunities to actively engage and work with rural communities in South Australia and western Victoria through:

medical, nursing and health care education;
research; and
clinical and health care services.

We also provide academic leadership of the:

SA Rural Medical (SARM) Program.

We maintain a strong values structure, built on integrity, wisdom, adaptability, loyalty, humour, accountability, respect for self, others and the environment, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence.

Community Based Medical Education

Flinders University Rural and Remote Health SA pioneered the concept of longitudinal Community based Medical Education (CBME).

Medical and health care education most commonly occurs within universities and tertiary teaching hospitals.

Evidence is emerging that a community setting may provide students with a better education during the clinical years of their training.

CMBE has now grown and developed to not only encompass medical education, but also nursing and allied health education, research and clinical service.

Funding

We are funded by the Australian Federal Government as part of a nation-wide strategy to improve the health of those in rural and remote areas by increasing the number of health professionals working in those areas. The strategy focuses on:

encouraging students from rural and remote areas to enrol in training courses for health professionals; and
ensuring that substantial training of health professionals occurs in rural and remote areas.

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Contact us

Flinders University Rural and Remote Health SA has a large presence in our State's regional areas, including Barossa Valley, Hills Mallee Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island, Mid North and Yorke Peninsula, Riverland, South East and Far North and Eyre Peninsula.

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