Regional training hubs are a component of the Integrated Rural Training Pipeline for Medicine (IRTP) and will be implemented through the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) program at existing RHMT program training sites. The RHMT program is a long-standing Australian Government initiative which funds the delivery of rural clinical training to medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health students. It supports a network of rural clinical schools, university departments of rural health and dental faculties supporting extended rural placements.

Regional training hubs will build on the rural training network established through the RHMT program. The objectives of the regional training hubs are to:

• Improve the coordination of the stages of medical training to enable students intending to practise rurally to complete as much of their medical training as possible within regional and rural areas;
• Identify students with an interest in practising rurally and facilitate access to networked rural training opportunities at an early stage in their careers;
• Develop regional training capacity by supporting current supervisors of clinical training, assisting health services in obtaining accreditation for new training positions, and supporting local medical practitioners to become clinical supervisors;
• Strengthen existing, and develop new, connections with key stakeholders to improve the continuity of training for medical students/trainees within their region; and
• Identify regional medical workforce needs and use this information to prioritise activity.

Regional Training Hubs

Jurisdiction	Region	University
NSW	Mid North Coast	University of New South Wales
	Border (Albury – Wodonga)	University of New South Wales
	Murrumbidgee	University of New South Wales
	Riverina	University of Notre Dame Australia
	South East NSW	Australian National University
	Far Western NSW	University of Sydney
	Western NSW	University of Sydney
	Northern NSW	University of Sydney University of Wollongong
	North West NSW	University of Newcastle
NT	Northern Territory	Flinders University
Queensland	Southern Queensland	University of Queensland
	Wide Bay	University of Queensland
	Central Queensland	University of Queensland
	North Queensland	James Cook University
	Western Queensland	James Cook University
	Far North Queensland	James Cook University
SA	Limestone Coast	Flinders University
	Eyre Peninsula and Spencer Gulf	University of Adelaide
Tasmania	North West Tasmania	University of Tasmania
Victoria	North West Victoria	Monash University
	Gippsland	Monash University
	Western Victoria	Deakin University
	Goulburn Valley	Melbourne University
WA	Midwest/Goldfields	University of Western Australia
	Kimberley/Pilbara	University of Western Australia
	Great Southern and Wheatbelt	University of Western Australia

More information

For further information email enquiries@health.gov.au.