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Remote experience will open your eyes
Occupational Therapy student Natasha Clegg had no idea what to expect when she undertook a remote placement. Having completed it, she now believes...
The Esperance experience
Emily Bean feels fortunate that she completed her nursing degree with a placement in Esperance in Western Australia. Here she outlines all the...
Meet Professor Sabina Knight, 2020 Remote Health Professional of the Year
Professor Sabina Knight, Director of the Centre for Rural and Remote Health at James Cook University, based in Mount Isa, is the 2020...
Meet Di Thornton, 2020 recipient of the Excellence in Remote and Isolated Health Practice Award
Di Thornton gains recognition this year because of her exceptional response to the COVID-19 pandemic while serving small-town communities either...
Meet 2020 Collaborative Team Award Recipients, CRAIG TEHS Primary Health Care
The COVID-19 Response and Action Information Group (CRAIG) at the Top End Health Service (TEHS) has worked tirelessly since the arrival of the...
An experience to cherish
Occupational therapy student Elyse Krsanac at Curtin University says her placement at Alice Springs Hospital earlier this year “was easily the most...
Scholarships a financial boost during placements
The CRANAplus scholarships are a great boost to help relieve financial stress for recipients undergoing their placements says fnursing student Elise...
Walking side by side
Decision time came 45 years ago for Nurse Practitioner Stephen Farrington when he met a young boy sitting with an old man carving a boomerang at...
Keeping Birthing on Country in the spotlight
Sue Kruske and Sue Kildea, midwives and leading university educators based in Alice Springs, are passionate about building knowledge of, and...
Meet the 2019 CRANAplus Award Winners
The CRANAplus awards are always a highlight for conference delegates, and in maintaining tradition they were awarded at the conference dinner in...
Having a whale of a time in the Great South West
CEO of Heywood Rural Health, Jackie Kelly swaps big city living for life on the beach. From South Yarra, Melbourne, to 30 hectares by the sea with...
In love with Alice
After completing a student placement in Central Australia, Registered Nurse Melissa Godden has returned to the Northern Territory to undertake a...