Monash Rural Health

Monash Rural Health is part of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. The school is committed to improving rural health and developing a sustainable rural health workforce. It seeks to make a difference to rural people and their communities, locally, nationally and internationally through its commitment to excellence in education and research.

 

Monash Rural Health Mildura is located adjacent to Mildura Base Hospital, allowing easy access to clinical placements for students. Students can undertake their clinical years (Year 3B, 4C and 5D) in Mildura.

The main focuses of the school are to:

• provide the rural/regional base for undergraduate medical education programs at Monash University
• provide support for nursing and allied health students undertaking rural/regional placements
• support pre-vocational, vocational training and continuing education for medical and health graduates
• lead and foster a program of rural health research that will improve the health status of rural/regional and Indigenous communities, and
• develop innovative interprofessional education and health service models.