The local Flinders University campus in Renmark will soon play a further role to address rural medical workforce shortages.
From 2025 the SA Rural Medical Program will allow students to undertake their entre training locally and not need to study in Adelaide.
Deputy Dean, Rural and Remote Health SA at Flinders University, Professor Claire Drummond said “The SARM Program offers diverse clinical training and experiences that will equip rural doctors with the skills to improve the health and wellbeing of local communities”.
Flinders University recently received 25% of all new rural places released by the Australian Government for training in a rural setting, the largest share of places of any university in the country.
The Federal Government allocated an additional 20 Commonwealth Supported Places, with a co-contribution by Flinders to offer the SARM Program to a cohort of 46 students.
