Medical Students

QRME offers regional, rural and remote training opportunities in both General Practice and regional hospital settings. QRME supports training towards both RACGP and ACRRM Fellowships and recognises the special needs of Overseas Trained Doctors, Australian Defence Force Registrars and Queensland Health’s Rural Generalists and Bonded Scholars.

Prevocational General Practice Training Program (PGPPP) is also available through QRME. This program provides junior doctors with professional, well supervised and educational general practice placements as part of their training with duration approximately 10-12 weeks.

QRME’s University Placements

The Rural Longlook Program is available for 3rd and 4th year medical students from Griffith University and the University of Queensland.  This program has been designed to offer 3rd year Griffith Medical Students and UQ Medical Students a rural clinical training experience for the full year to enable a good long look at Rural medicine.  In 2011 3rd year placements are at Warwick, Stanthorpe, Kingaroy and Dalby Hospitals.  Six month rural placements are also available for fourth year Griffith Medical Students.  In 2011 4th year placements are at Gatton, Goondiwindi, Inglewood, Millmerran and Oakey.  For more information please view the university links below or contact Renee Day (Medical Student Placement Director) or Anita Ryle (Rural Placements Coordinator) at QRME.

To view university programs and or university Rural Club joint ventures with QRME please select your university link below.