About us
Three Rivers Department of Rural Health (DRH) supports health students to live, study and work in rural Australia.
We support students in rural learning experiences, develop multidisciplinary resources, provide training for health professionals, and undertake rural health research with regional communities.
Our purpose
We aim to improve the recruitment and retention of nursing, midwifery, allied health and dentistry professionals in rural and remote Australia.
Our footprint
The Wiradjuri Nation area has been described as 'land of the three rivers'. Our footprint is bounded by:
- the Wambuul (later known as the Macquarie River)
- the Galari (later known as the Lachlan River)
- the Marrambidya (later known as the Murrumbidgee River) and
- the Murray River which forms the Wiradjuri's southern boundary.
Our priorities
We are a key initiative of the Australian Government's Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program, which has seven priority areas.
What we do
We operate under three workstreams:
- Rural Health Education
- Research
- Operations
Our locations
We are based in central and southern New South Wales. Our regional footprint encompasses the Murrumbidgee and Western NSW Local Health Districts and Primary Health Networks.
Our people
We are committed to adding value to processes already in place to attract health professionals to rural areas, with a focus on developing innovative ways to continue the growth of this workforce.
Our stakeholders
We work together with educators, researchers, governments, healthcare providers and local communities to achieve our goals.
Our publications
To highlight some of our key achievements, we have produced several documents.
Health professions we support
We support students enrolled in a health profession course at an undergraduate or postgraduate level across many disciplines.
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