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ACRRM and Royal Flying Doctor Service launch a state-first registrar training opportunity
In a New South Wales-first, the Australian College for Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM) is partnering with the Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDSSE) to launch NSW’s new Remote Medicine Advanced Skills Training (AST) post delivered outside of a hospital setting.
More detailsTerence completes the cycle
“I had a massive, sudden, incredible pain in the back of my head. I knew that something had happened.”

Bourke and Wills territory safe at last
Where once there was nothing, the RFDS Cooper Basin Clinic now offers locals everything ‘from dental to mental’ health care

Outback vaccinations underway
Government and outback communities placing trust in RFDS to quell pandemic

On hand for baby Henry
Ange MacAlpine’s young son had a serious illness, and needed to get skilled medical attention - fast

From fireworks to farming
Witnessing emergencies in remote places inspired Liz Hamilton to leave a Gift in her Will

Outback Car Trek changing lives in the outback
After it was postponed last year due to COVID, this year’s trek hit the road with all cylinders firing and involved 203 people in 87 vehicles.

Shared values, sharing experience: from ADF to RFDS
On Anzac Day, Australia reflects on the contribution of our armed services. Several former ADF personnel now work with the Royal Flying Doctor Service (South Eastern Section), bringing with them a unique professionalism and sense of duty.

Outback still needs greater access to health care
Giving all Australians a fair go – and a healthy go – still means overcoming the tyranny of distance, said leading RFDS physicians on World Health Day.
