Membership of RDN

Stay connected - become an RDN Member

Membership of NSW Rural Doctors Network (RDN) is open to anyone with an interest in rural health. Membership is FREE and includes the following benefits:

• Discounted conference and event registration
• Training and education programs
• Networking activities 
• Regular industry updates and publications
• Recruitment and placement support
• Industry engagement
• Access to Rural Health Pro – online community for healthcare professionals
• Grants and scholarships
• Exclusive member benefits and offers
• Voting rights at the Annual General Meeting (dependant upon membership category)

Membership Categories

Primary Membership: Any registered medical practitioner having substantial recent rural medical experience (as determined by the RDN Board) or currently practising in rural NSW, may apply in writing (via the online application form) to the Company for admission as a Primary Member of the Company. A Primary Member shall have all the rights conferred on a member including the right to attend and to vote at Annual General Meetings of the Company. For the purpose of debate and management processes, Primary Members shall from time to time appoint delegates to represent their interests.

Associate Membership: Any person wishing to support the aims and objectives of the Company (whether being a registered medical practitioner or not) may apply in writing (via the online application form) to the Company for admission as an Associate Member of the Company. An Associate Member shall have all the rights conferred on a member including the right to attend, but not to vote at Annual General Meetings of the Company.

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM RDN? 

• Current rural GPs 
• Australian registered medical graduates 
• Permanent and temporary international medical graduates 
• Aboriginal health organisations 
• Rural communities and rural general practices 
• Australian medical students 
• Rural high school students
• Medical specialists 
• Australian and international nurses and midwives 
• Australian and international allied health professionals 
• Rural generalist trainees