Students & Scholarships

If you're a high school or university student interested in Rural General Practice experience or rural health scholarships, you've come to the right place! Right now is an exciting time to be involved in Rural General Practice with many opportunities and options open to you for a future career as a Rural General Practitioner.

If you're interested in general practice, check out our Junior Doctors page, the GP Australia website and General Practice Student Network website.

If you're interested in working in the country, check out Rural Preferential Recruitment, a preferential recruitment process for final year medical graduates who wish to work in rural facilities across New South Wales.

For information about scholarship opportunities, browse our Scholarships Database and for advice on what to consider before applying for a scholarship, read Scholarships - Things to Consider.

For students embarking on a career in medicine, Keeping Your Grass Greener is a must read. Produced by the Australian Medical Students’ Association and the New Zealand Medical Students’ Association, this wellbeing guide for medical students provides information on avoiding stress, distress, mental health issues, having a balanced lifestyle, resting well and relaxing, and ultimately enjoying what you do in the process of studying to become a doctor.

Considering an RDN Cadetship?

Former RDN cadet Dr Lauren Cone offers a little insight into it with this short video. (Click on it to watch.)