{"results":[{"title":"$6.8 million boost to expand world-first preterm birth prevention program","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/preterm-birth-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/may/6-million-boost-to-expand-world-first-preterm-birth-prevention-program","publisheddate":"2026-05-29","summary":"
The Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance and its partner organisation Women’s Healthcare Australasia have welcomed a $6.8 million Federal Government investment to expand Australia’s world-first national program aimed at safely reducing rates of preterm and early term birth.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"WA Centre for Rural Health"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Home Page"}]},{"title":"World away in Derby","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rcswa-derby-placement-944x522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/world-away-in-derby","publisheddate":"2026-03-26","summary":"
Penultimate medical students Liv Williams and Luke Panuccio swapped Warren Blackwood hospitals for Derby Hospital recently and have reaped the rewards.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Emergency Medicine"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Surgery"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"First Nations healers on screen","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2026/rcswa-our-medicine-944x522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2026/march/first-nations-healers-on-screen","publisheddate":"2026-03-20","summary":"
The second season of Our Medicine has premiered on NITV/SBS and follows The Rural Clinical School of WA medical student Keisha Calyun on placement in the Kimberley.
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Rural Clinical School of WA Senior Lecturer Dr Clyde Jumeaux has been honoured by Rural Health West for his 40 years of compassionate service to communities across the Pilbara and South West.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Alumni"},{"title":"Emergency Medicine"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Awards and Achievements"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"}]},{"title":"Study shows world-first Australian preterm birth prevention program is working","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/preterm-study-card.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/october/study-shows-world-first-australian-preterm-birth-prevention-program-is-working","publisheddate":"2025-10-29","summary":"
New data has shown that a world-first initiative to reduce preterm births in Australia has led to a significant decrease in rates of potentially harmful early birth and improved pregnancy outcomes for women across the country. ","sxaTags":[{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Health and biotechnology"},{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Research"}]},{"title":"Doctor self-care matters - Dr Christine Oosterhuis","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/rcswa-christine-oosterhuis-944x522-cover.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/doctor-self-care-matters---dr-christine-oosterhuis","publisheddate":"2025-09-25","summary":"
RCSWA Albany Medical Coordinator and GP Dr Christine Oosterhuis has been an intrepid traveller in body and mind her entire career. In this wellbeing feature, she delves deep into her professional life and shares her unique approaches to self-care.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Emergency Medicine"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"Know your JMO Society - BDiTS","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/rcswa-bdits-944x522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/know-your-jmo-society---bdits","publisheddate":"2025-09-24","summary":"
Being a junior doctor can be tough - but it doesn’t have to be lonely. The Bunbury Doctors in Training Society supports junior doctors in the South West with professional advocacy, free dinners, social events and a ready-made network of peers.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Emergency Medicine"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Surgery"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"Final year program shaping rural interns","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/rcswa-albany-fy-2025-students-944x522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/final-year-program-shaping-rural-interns","publisheddate":"2025-09-18","summary":"
The Rural Clinical School of WA  is one of only three rural clinical schools in Australia to offer both penultimate and final year rural training programs for medical students.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Emergency Medicine"},{"title":"Education"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Paediatrics"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"Rewards of rural medicine","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/rcswa-pip-gray-at-barton-park-944-x-522.png","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/september/rewards-of-rural-medicine","publisheddate":"2025-09-09","summary":"
Northam GP Obstetrician Dr Pip Gray’s path to rural medicine began long before she knew she wanted to be a doctor.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Medical Education"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Regional rural and remote"},{"title":"Rural Clinical School of WA"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Learning-and-teaching"}]},{"title":"Device offers first breakthrough in fetal monitoring for 50 years","featuredimage":"/news/-/media/project/uwa/uwa/newsroom/card-image/2025/fetal-monitoring-card-944x522.jpg","link":"https://www.uwa.edu.au/news/article/2025/july/device-offers-first-breakthrough-in-fetal-monitoring-for-50-years","publisheddate":"2025-07-22","summary":"
An invention developed in WA enables healthcare practitioners to detect immediately when a baby isn't receiving enough oxygen during labour.","sxaTags":[{"title":"Home Page"},{"title":"CorporateHome"},{"title":"Health-and-Medicine"},{"title":"Our People"},{"title":"Our-community"},{"title":"Partnerships"},{"title":"Research"},{"title":"Media statements"},{"title":"School of Human Sciences"},{"title":"Medical School"},{"title":"Health"},{"title":"Industry"},{"title":"Innovation"},{"title":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology"},{"title":"Our Women"},{"title":"Research category"},{"title":"Featured"}]}]}