Background
UDRH SW is funded by the Commonwealth Government’s Department of Health and Aged Care to focus on increasing multidisciplinary health training and learning opportunities within a variety of community organisations in rural and remote areas in and surrounding Bunbury. We are part of the Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training Program and one of 19 locations across the country.
What we do
The UDRH SW ensures students have a smooth and enriching experience during their placements. We do this through financial, accommodation, pastoral, educational and cultural support to students during their clinical placements across the region. We also support local clinicians in supervising students, creation of opportunities for new health service developments staffed by students, and a focus on additional health research opportunities.
Student placements
We support undergraduate and postgraduate students to undertake rural and remote clinical placements across the South West, focusing on hospital, community health, aged care and disability services. Students can receive financial assistance for travel and accommodation through UDRH SW. Students are also provided with cultural responsiveness training, a South West orientation and regular interprofessional tutorials.
Setting students up to succeed
Students participating in the UDRH SW program have access to a range of support services to facilitate their clinical placements across the region.
Image Ngilgi Cave Ancient Lands Experience, Yallingup. Courtesy Tourism Western Australia
Research and professional development
We offer a range of opportunities to collaborate and connect in the health research space in the South West.
Our logo
The UDRH SW logo has been created by artist, Brad Vitale of Dambart Bilya Dreaming. Brad provides some insights into its meaning.
The map of Western Australia and specifically the area identified by the yellow ochre colour represents the region which UDRH SW will be operating, the Kongal Marawar (South West) region situated on Noongar Boodja (Country).
The balga (grass tree) is a significant plant in Noongar culture, providing holistic health through food, water, shelter, fire, medicine, and tool making. It also demonstrates perseverance, resilience and sustainability, traits which are hoped for the UDRH SW.
The six concentric circles represent the maar keyen bonar (Noongar Six Seasons) which are central to Noongar culture, and represent the six stages of life – Fertility, Conception, Birth, Young, Adolescence and Adulthood. These can also be applied to stages within the learning and training journey.
