Rural and remote medicine placements

Students who find themselves in circumstances that they feel prevent them from undertaking a rural placement; or students with a rural background or connection (i.e. completed TREES Observership) and may wish to complete a rural placement at a specific site, have an opportunity to submit an application for RRM Priority Placement prior to preferencing placement sites.

You will be required to provide a detailed explanation of why and what is required in regard to RRM Priority Placement. Compelling reasons ONLY will be considered as justification for students to be afforded this consideration, and students are required to provide documentary evidence to substantiate their claim. 

1. Download the RRM Priority Placement guidelines and application form.
2. Compile supporting documentation
3. Submit your application and supporting documents by the closing date
4. Email application to med.rrmstudents@uq.edu.au 

The Extended Placement Program provides an opportunity to spend more time in a rural location by undertaking back to back placements in General Practice and Rural & Remote Medicine, and in 2025 the opportunities will be in :

• Semester 1 - blocks 1 (GP) & 2 (RRM)
• Semester 2 - blocks 4 (GP) & 5 (RRM)

The program focuses on continuity of practice in a rural community, thus for students enhancing patient and learner-centeredness. The Extended Placement Program involves identifying students with a keen interest in rural practice and providing them with further opportunities to engage with a rural healthcare team.

In 2025, EPP is open to students taking their RRM and GP placements in the Year 4 Primary Care Plus semester, however please note that applications for the  2025 EPP program closed in June 2024, and all available placements have been allocated.

EPP Student Information Booklet - click here.

EPP Teaching Clinician Information Booklet  - currently being updated

More information on EPP and how to apply

Rural Clinical Opportunities

A rural placement for your Year 4 Personalised Learning Course (PLC) is the perfect opportunity for domestic students to build on your Year 3 RRM experience and international students to have the rural experience that you missed out on.

Available rural sites for Semester 1 2025 PLC will be uploaded to InPlace so you should be able to view them when your block preferencing window opens, but if you wish to find out earlier what is available, please contact the RRM team.

There is now the added attraction of PLC access to RRM subsidies for travel and accommodation. This will be continued into 2025 for Year 4 PLC placement options.

2025 rural sites for PLC will be finalised after RRM placements have been allocated. Please note that unfortunately due to the MD Program transition, rural PLC locations will be very limited in 2025 due to higher than normal RRM student numbers and the new MEDI7300 Rural immersion.

Please find rural placement opportunities on the flyer attached HERE.  If students are interested in a rural placement, they should contact med.rrmstudents@uq.edu.au.