Events

Thinking of going rural for your next placement? Hear from our current UQRCS students and learn what your average day looks like during a rural hospital placement. 

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Interested in studying rural medicine, allied health or nursing?

Join student-run rural health club, TROHPIQ for a virtual Q&A information session via Zoom to discuss medicine, allied health and nursing.

“A day in the life of a remote, rural and regional GP”

Gain insight into personal experiences of Queensland Health frontline responders managing COVID-19 patients and the related challenges facing medical teams in regional and rural communities and the UQ Research Teams working swiftly to develop a vaccine. 

For a significant portion of our female population, encountering a gynaecological issue during their reproductive lifetime and beyond is likely. Medical issues may become apparent from puberty through to the twilight years, though are more commonly faced during a woman’s childbearing years. These concerns are no different for women living in rural and regional areas. The tyranny of distance places extra challenges on the diagnosis and management of infertility, pelvic and ovarian disease, pregnancy loss, postpartum complications, pelvic organ prolapse and menopausal issues. Join our Gynaecology discussion to learn from panel members how these situations and diagnoses can be managed in the rural setting.

Interested in studying Medicine at UQ?
Join us for one of four virtual Q&A Webinar Sessions via Zoom with The University of Queensland Rural Clinical School (UQRCS) at either one of their four sites.

In Australia, 10% of people visiting a General Practitioner have Chronic Kidney Disease, yet most are unaware. According to latest reports from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Kidney Health Australia, this is a common reality for people living in rural and remote populations and more so for older Indigenous Australians, where incidence rates of treated End Stage Kidney Disease is significantly higher than city counterparts.

So what can we do to ensure early diagnosis and prevent late referral? Join our panel discussion to learn more from Nephrology experts on this important issue.

The University of Queensland Regional Training Hub Wide Bay would like to extend a very warm welcome to the new doctors within the Bundaberg community.

The University of Queensland Rural Clinical School invites medical students to the first of four events in the Rural Ready Series for 2020, “Learning in Rural”.

This event is best targeted and suited to years 1 and 2 medical students, and year 3 medical students who are not currently undertaking a year 3 year-long placement at a UQ Rural Clinical School.

Hear from UQRCS staff, current UQRCS students as well as representatives from TROHPIQ about what is on offer.  All will share the benefits and opportunities of ‘going rural’, including a rich clinical exposure, their own career experiences and the reasons why they ‘went rural’. 

The World Health Organisation promotes vaccination as one of the most effective ways to prevent disease. Recognising vaccine protection against more than 25 debilitating or life-threatening diseases, including influenza, measles, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, meningitis, tetanus, typhoid and cervical cancer. So, why is a percentage of the Australian population still 'missing out' - placing themselves or loved ones at risk of serious diseases, disability, ill health or death?