Supporting NT students Ebony and Jason to become role models in the community.
The inaugural Flinders NT Health Scholarships are creating opportunities for Flinders University health students in the Northern Territory who want to achieve more for their local communities.
As a proud Gurindji and Noongar woman and a mother of four, Ebony Hill is determined to be a leading example of what you can achieve in life despite the hardships you may face.
Currently a full time second year student in Flinders University’s Northern Territory Paramedic Science degree, Ebony received a Flinders NT Health Scholarship that will support her on her way to becoming a paramedic.
“I want to be a role model to my own children and all other Indigenous youth in my community,” says Ebony who has a passion for her mob, and for being part of closing the gap that exists within health care, education and employment.
The $5,000 Flinders NT Health Scholarship was established by Professor Jonathan Craig, Vice President and Executive Dean of Flinders University’s College of Medicine and Public Health, to reduce inequity for students studying health degrees at Flinders campuses in the NT.
The support, for two students per year, aims to reduce financial pressures, allowing them to achieve their studies to the best of their abilities. Demonstrating a commitment to the University’s Reconciliation Action Plan, one scholarship per year is awarded to an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander student.
Ebony Hill and Jason Wilmot
This year a Flinders NT Health Scholarship was also awarded to first year medical student Jason Wilmot, who has spent the past ten years working in preventative health services within the Alice Springs region.
“I have worked extensively with the community in an effort to increase health prevention strategies through nutrition and exercise training programs,” says Jason, who is now looking forward to when he graduates and can continue improving the health of his local community.
“When I complete my Doctor of Medicine degree I’ll be ready to enter the world of acute care - the next step in a career that will be aimed at helping health care in the Northern Territory, especially its remote communities.”
Flinders NT has a powerful vision to work in close partnership with local communities to develop a Northern Territory health workforce that prioritises its areas of greatest need. Please donate today to help us realise this vision.
100% of your donation will support Flinders University students in Northern Territory health programs, who are experiencing financial hardship.
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