Rural Doctors Workforce Agency

Rural Doctors Workforce Agency Supporting SA's rural GPs, nurses, midwives & allied health workforce & specialist outreach visits How can we support your career in rural practise?

Are you considering work as a GP, Allied Health Professional or Nurse in country South Australia? Rural practise offers stability, work life balance and opportunities unavailable in the city and we can help you get there. From recruitment to clinical development and training, we are with you every step of the way. Services we provide includes:
• Assistance finding placements and settling into rural communities
• Help with registration, provider number and credentialing processes
• Fellowship support
• Grants for relocation and continued clinical and professional development

Our Locum Program makes it possible for rural GPs to take a well-deserved break and grants are available to support your family’s transition to a rural community. RDWA’s SAVES program provides remote medical assistance by experienced rural GPs to patients and their local nurses in 34 participating rural hospitals across South Australia.

📣 Applications are open for the Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP)!The Australian Government's HWSP provides gr...
27/02/2026

📣 Applications are open for the Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP)!

The Australian Government's HWSP provides grants to help fund professional development activities that improve access to health care in rural and remote communities.

If you’re a primary health care professional working in rural private practice in South Australia, you may be eligible to apply for a grant to help fund activities such as:
🎓 Post‑graduate study
📚 Courses
🧑‍⚕️ Workshops
🏥 Conferences that address local health priorities

RDWA administers the HWSP in South Australia and awarded 470 scholarships and bursaries last financial year - a reflection of the strong demand for professional development and the dedication of clinicians working across rural and remote South Australia 🫶

📣A new round is now open!
🗓️ Applications close 9am, Monday 30 March 2026.

👉 Check the eligibility criteria and guidelines before applying: https://ruraldoc.com.au/programs/health-workforce-scholarship-program

The Rural Emergency Skills Program (RESP) has kicked off in 2026 with Critical Care, attended by 12 rural GPs and RGs on...
20/02/2026

The Rural Emergency Skills Program (RESP) has kicked off in 2026 with Critical Care, attended by 12 rural GPs and RGs on 6-7 February 🩺

RESP has been delivering emergency skills training to South Australian rural GPs and RGs for 20 years, enabling participants to maintain confidence in emergency skills and retain credentials to continue to provide a service to South Australia's rural hospitals and communities.

This year, RDWA will provide 10 courses focussing on Adult, Paediatric, Anaesthetics and Obstetrics on-call emergency care.

RESP courses comprise more than 20 hours of CPD learning delivered by our training partner, Learn EM , and includes:

✔️ Online learning modules
✔️ Two-day simulation of emergency clinical care with multi-disciplinary accredited trainers
✔️ Competency assessment by accredited assessors.

👉See dates and learning criteria for courses: https://ruraldoc.com.au/doctors/resp/

CPD opportunities for the new triennium🩺RDWA is looking forward to continuing to support rural South Australian GPs and ...
12/02/2026

CPD opportunities for the new triennium🩺

RDWA is looking forward to continuing to support rural South Australian GPs and Rural Generalists throughout the 2026-28 triennium with provision of high-quality, evidence-based education and training opportunities, accredited by the RACGP and Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM).

Our programs are developed in consultation with rural doctors and designed specifically for rural general practice — helping maintain currency in professional practice and meet credentialling requirements.

Delivered across South Australia face-to-face, online and on-demand, our programs provide valuable opportunities to learn, connect, share experiences, and strengthen professional network.

🔍 Explore our CPD programs:
✔️Medical Professional Development – local networking dinners and webinars
✔️Towards Fellowship Program – structured education and tailored support for non Fellowed doctors
✔️Annual RDWA RG Conference – our key CPD and networking event, coming up in May 2026
✔️Rural Emergency Skills Program (RESP) – emergency and acute care training
✔️RDWA Learn – on demand CPD recordings

👉 Visit our Education & Training page: https://ruraldoc.com.au/doctors/education-training/



📸 Rural doctors from South Australia attending RDWA education and training programs

RDWA would like to congratulate the 2025 R2R Intern cohort on completing their PGY1 training year 👏The R2R Intern Progra...
05/02/2026

RDWA would like to congratulate the 2025 R2R Intern cohort on completing their PGY1 training year 👏

The R2R Intern Program provides an immersive placement where interns based in metropolitan hospitals live and work in rural South Australian communities, gaining experience that goes far beyond clinical exposure.

Last year, 50 first year interns completed a rural rotation supported by RDWA and the practices hosting them in country.

✨ This week, six of those doctors have commenced their Rural Generalist Fellowship training, with a further ten doctors indicating they plan to apply for a Rural Generalist or GP training pathway in 2027.

Rural Generalists (RGs) bring a specialised clinical skillset and a whole of life perspective to care 🫶

👉 Find out more about the R2R Intern program: https://ruraldoc.com.au/programs/r2r-intern-program/

📣 Apply for our R2R Medicine Clinical Skills Experiences – place still available!Work alongside experienced Rural Genera...
03/02/2026

📣 Apply for our R2R Medicine Clinical Skills Experiences – place still available!

Work alongside experienced Rural Generalists and their teams specialising in Obstetrics or Anaesthetics in an immersive hands-on, two-day rural clinical learning experience.
Flinders University students - apply if you are in 3rd or 4th year
Adelaide University students - apply if you are in 5th or 6th year

📅RG Obstetrics Skills Experience - Saturday 28 February & Sunday 1 March 2026
📅RG Anaesthetics Clinical Skills Experience - Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 March 2026

👉 Application form and details: https://ruraldoc.com.au/programs/r2r-medicine-clinical-skills-experience/

Flinders University Rural Health Society
Adelaide University Rural Health Alliance (AURHA)

The first Road to Rural Interns for 2026 are heading off on their rural rotations! 🩺 The R2R Intern Program provides doc...
23/01/2026

The first Road to Rural Interns for 2026 are heading off on their rural rotations! 🩺

The R2R Intern Program provides doctors with a full immersion into rural medicine - experiencing what living and working in rural is really like. Interns will see a diverse range of clinical cases, experience emergency and on-call work, rapidly develop skills, and gain confidence and independence while being an integral part of the health team.

Interns attend an orientation session at RDWA prior to commencing their 10-week rotation for a refresher on practical skills for general practice, what to expect in the local practice, and information about the support available to them.

We wish them a great rural generalist and community experience!

📸 Pictured at orientation:
Front row L-R: Dr Mikayla Hussey (Clare), Dr Phuong-Trinh Vo (Kapunda), Dr Lakshi Sukheja (Crystal Brook)

Back row L-R: Dr Tim Kelly (GP Facilitator), Dr Maria Azarova (Gumeracha), Dr Matthew Bruening (Mannum), Dr Asher Hayes (Murray Bridge)

👉 Read more about the R2R Intern Program: https://ruraldoc.com.au/programs/r2r-intern-program/


🎄 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!RDWA wishes you a safe and fun festive season 🥂Our Locum and SAVES GPs, and our R...
23/12/2025

🎄 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
RDWA wishes you a safe and fun festive season 🥂

Our Locum and SAVES GPs, and our R2R Interns will be working every day of the holiday period to support Rural GPs and Regional LHNs 🫶

📅 Our office closes today, 23 December, and will reopen on Monday 5 January at 9am.

📣 South Australian rural origin students – apply for RDWA’s Graduate-Entry GAMSAT Preparation Grant!This grant provides ...
16/12/2025

📣 South Australian rural origin students – apply for RDWA’s Graduate-Entry GAMSAT Preparation Grant!

This grant provides funded access to ACER learning resources, giving you the tools and confidence to prepare and perform well for the Graduate Medical School Admission Test (GAMSAT) – a key step toward entry into the Doctor of Medicine program at Flinders University 🩺

If you’re planning to apply for postgraduate medicine at Flinders University in 2026 for the 2027 intake, this support could make all the difference.

👉 More information, eligibility details, and apply: https://ruraldoc.com.au/grants/gamsat-preparation-grant/

Registrations are now open for the March 2026 GAMSAT.

🎉 We’ve launched our new RDWA website!You'll find the same information, now in a fresh, modern design that showcases Sou...
05/12/2025

🎉 We’ve launched our new RDWA website!

You'll find the same information, now in a fresh, modern design that showcases South Australia’s rural health workforce 🫶

Discover tailored landing pages for different workforce types and students, quicklinks to get you where you need to go, expanded Allied Health and Nursing support, improved job search with filters, and an enhanced Outreach list of services to easily find what’s available near you.

👉 Take a look! ruraldoc.com.au

We are pleased to present our 2024-25 Annual Report showcasing our work for South Australia's rural primary health care ...
18/11/2025

We are pleased to present our 2024-25 Annual Report showcasing our work for South Australia's rural primary health care workforce and communities.

👉 View RDWA Annual Report 2024-25: https://online.fliphtml5.com/ktict/yijp/

🟣 SpringBoard2026 brought together final-year allied health students and South Australian rural health employers to expl...
13/11/2025

🟣 SpringBoard2026 brought together final-year allied health students and South Australian rural health employers to explore what a rural career can offer — and the support available in that first year of practice.

Through one-on-one chats and small group sessions, students connected with rural employers, hearing firsthand how rewarding rural health can be — both professionally and personally ✨

Thanks to everyone who attended our inaugural SpringBoard rural allied health careers event. Planning is already underway for the next one in May 2026 — we can’t wait to welcome even more future rural health professionals! 🫶

This week, the final term of Road to Rural Interns for 2025 commenced their rural rotations! 🩺For interns based in metro...
13/11/2025

This week, the final term of Road to Rural Interns for 2025 commenced their rural rotations! 🩺

For interns based in metropolitan hospitals, the Road to Rural (R2R) Intern program is a valuable rural generalist experience early in their careers where they are an integral part of the rural health team and have a genuine opportunity to experience life in a rural community.

Before leaving for country, Interns attend an orientation session at RDWA run by RDWA EDMS, Dr Tim Kelly, and Dr Lisa Koo. This session prepares them for their 10-week rotation with a refresher on practical skills for general practice, an overview of what to expect in the local practice, and information about the support available to them during the term.

We wish them a great rural generalist experience!

📸 Pictured at orientation:

Front row L-R: Dr Tim Kelly (RDWA EDMS), Dr Kayla Koh (Kapunda), Dr Raveesha Abeykoon Mudiyanselage (Crystal Brook), Dr Elizabeth Ng (Clare), Dr Jasmin Branford (Waikerie), Dr Lisa Koo (GP Facilitator)

Back row L-R: Dr Rajith Jayasekara (Gumeracha), Dr Jackson Furst (Port Lincoln), Dr James Fowler (Mannum), Dr Hamish McKenzie (Murray Bridge), Dr Lucy Heil (Angaston)

Not pictured: Dr Suyash Jain (Jamestown)

👉 Read more about the R2R Intern Program: https://bit.ly/R2R_Intern_Program


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