The Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, the North West & South West Academic Centre’s, University of Sydney, Acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land in which the BHUDRH has built its footprint.
We respect and recognise the cultural knowledge belongs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their communities and organisations.
We also pay our respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live, work and contribute their knowledge and skills to improving outcomes for all Aboriginal people within the footprint of the BHUDRH.
I would like to Acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land we are meeting today the Wilyakali people here in Broken Hill, I also acknowledge and pay respect to all First Nation people and communities from where you are dialling in from, recognising the diversity of First Nation communities across the Broken Hill UDRH footprint and Australia. I would like to pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. I would also like to recognise and respect the cultural knowledge belongs to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their communities and organisations.
Our focus at the BHUDRH, is to establish relevant teaching and support environments for medical, nursing and allied health students who require clinical placement.
We also actively work to improve the quality of health care for rural Australians by fostering local and regional partnerships and enhancing national expertise in rural and remote health research and the translation of research into policy and practice.
Our team is spread across the far west, north and south western regions of New South Wales, and we are committed to providing the best educational experiences and supporting pertinent research in order to support the growth and development of rural Australia.
The Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health (BH UDRH) is funded by the Commonwealth Department of Health under its Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) Program through an agreement with the University of Sydney.
This program has been active under various forms and titles since 1996. The University Departments of Rural Health were initially established as rural training units in response to concerns about the growing shortage of medical and other health practitioners and the need to address the rural health workforce shortage nationwide.
The RHMT Program aims to address the rural and remote health workforce shortage by improving recruitment and retention of medical, nursing, dental and allied health professionals in rural and remote regions and lead to improving the health of the community members.
The RHMT Program goals are to:
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