Mid West - Goldfields Hub
Our Team
Team Leader, Mid West
Fraser Adam
Fraser is the Team Leader for WA Regional Training Hubs. Based in Geraldton, Fraser supports a statewide team assisting medical students and junior doctors in creating their career pathway from first year medical student with rural intentions to Fellow rural practitioner. In collaboration with our stakeholders, the Regional Training Hubs team strive to develop new prevocational and vocational rural training pathways for early career doctors, contributing to the creation of a sustainable medical workforce that supports the health requirements of our local communities.
What I love about the RCSWA
Having worked regionally in health for over 30 years, I love the RCSWA cultural fit with my own personal values of achieving equitable access to high quality and culturally appropriate healthcare in rural WA.
Contact: hubs@rcswa.edu.au
MENTOR, Mid west
Angela Glen
Angela is a GP anaethetist based in Geraldton. She completed her graduate medical training in Fremantle before relocating to Geraldton. After a term of GP training in the region, she had such a fantastic time that she decided to settle there permanently. Angela shares her time between teaching RCSWA students, anaesthetics, general practice and Regional Training Hubs.
What I love about the RCSWA
I enjoy working with like-minded doctors who share my passion for rural medicine and for mentoring medical students.
Contact: hubs@rcswa.edu.au
Mentor, Mid west
Emma K Jones
Emma is a General Practitioner with a special interest in "everything" and has completed FARGP with advanced skills training in emergency medicine. She believes the best thing about living and working rural is having a strong sense of connection to place and community, and a very supportive network who understand her strengths and limitations. Emma enjoys volunteering through the Apex Club of Geraldton and supporting the Midwest GP Network and Midwest Health Professionals Network.
What I love about the RCSWA
When I was a student with RCSWA, I saw the doctors that I wanted to become. My mentors during that year helped me to develop the clinical reasoning skills that I needed for internship. I feel that training future doctors is very rewarding work.
Contact: hubs@rcswa.edu.au
Project Officer, Goldfields
Toni Hawkins
Toni is a passionate advocate for rural healthcare with deep roots in Western Australia. Born in the Goldfields and raised in Esperance, Toni has a profound connection to the communities she serves and believes that building a robust healthcare system in these areas is essential to fostering resilient communities and ensuring equitable access to medical services.
Toni is particularly committed to mentoring and supporting junior doctors, encouraging them to explore the unique opportunities and experiences of working in rural and remote settings. In her work, Toni combines her local knowledge and professional expertise to create impactful solutions that address regional healthcare challenges. She welcomes collaboration and is eager to connect with like-minded individuals and professionals who share her vision of advancing rural training opportunities in the Goldfields-Esperance Region.
What I love about the RCSWA
I love the collegial environment and the focus on student wellbeing - we are like family.
Contact: hubs@rcswa.edu.au
Project Officer, mid west
Aimee Rowland
Growing up in a rural town, Aimee feels passionate about helping create more opportunities for the rural medical healthcare workforce. Aimee joined RCSWA Regional Training Hubs in 2021 after switching from a business banking background and has never looked back.
What I love about the RCSWA
I believe the work I do has a vital role in the regional health care system. I enjoy learning new things and building relationships to achieve our goals.
Contact: hubs@rcswa.edu.au
Mid West Region
FAQs
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Will I still be able to get into a specialty training program if I work here?
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What is the education program?
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Can I get involved in research?
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Will I be able to do audits?
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What rotations are available?
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How many other JMOs are there?
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Will I be left on my own at work?
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Does the hospital supply accommodation?
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What is the sport/cultural/nightlife scene like?
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What else is there to do?
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Where/how can my partner find work and/or study?
As an RCSWA mentor, I feel a sense of fulfilment that I have given something back to the program that has altered my direction in life.Dr Emma Jones
Regional Training Hubs Mentor, Geraldton
Goldfields Region
FAQs
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Will I still be able to get into a specialty training program if I work here?
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What is the education program?
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Can I get involved in research?
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Will I be able to do audits?
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What rotations are available?
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How many other JMOs are there?
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Will I be left on my own at work?
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Does the hospital supply accommodation?
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What is the sport/cultural/nightlife scene like?
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What else is there to do?
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Where/how can my partner find work and/or study?
WA Country Health Service Training Programs
Rural Adult Physician Training, Opportunities and Rotations Program
Rural Adult Physician Training, Opportunities and Rotations (RAPTOR) One is a 12-month program for WA Country Health Service junior doctors (PGY2+) who are interested in physician training.
RAPTOR One is a Basic Physician Training (BPT) preparation program offering excellent rural adult medicine experiences and professional development opportunities to help candidates prepare for the competitive BPT application process in WA. Successful applicants are allocated relevant term rotations, including at least two medical terms, an ED term and a Clinical Service Improvement term.
Contact: MEU@health.wa.gov.au
Find out more: WA Country Health Service - Placement Opportunities
Rural Generalist Pathway WA
The aim of the Rural Generalist Pathway is to streamline the training journey for aspiring Rural Generalists. Once on the pathway, trainees will be assigned a mentor who is an experienced Rural Generalist, provided with individualised career navigation, connected to our network of stakeholders and given priority access to requisite courses.
The Rural Generalist Pathway WA Coordination Unit is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health under the National Rural Generalist Pathway.
Contact: ruralgeneralist@health.wa.gov.au
Find out more: ruralgeneralist.health.wa.gov.au
Rural Psychiatry Training WA
Rural Psychiatry Training WA (RPTWA) is Australia’s first ever dedicated rural psychiatry training program. The program provides comprehensive rural training at over 30 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) accredited posts.
We provide unique and comprehensive training experiences in rural generalist psychiatry, with Stage 3 trainees completing Certificates of Advanced Training considered on a case-by-case basis. Stage 1 trainees are allocated to one of four comprehensive training hubs in Albany, Broome, Bunbury and Geraldton. Each hub has the full range of training posts required for completion of a five-year generalist RANZCP Fellowship. Stage 2 and 3 trainees also have the option to explore the unique and well-supported training posts available at each of our rural training centres across WA.
The RPTWA program provides a comprehensive and fully supported pathway to a rewarding rural psychiatry career. The RPTWA team are based across WA, with the program delivered from our training hub in Bunbury.
Contact: rptwa@health.wa.gov.au
WA Intensive Care Training Pathway
The WA Intensive Care Training Pathway (WAICTP) is a new training initiative that launched in 2024. The WAICTP is a networked training pathway open to current and future Intensive Care Medicine trainees in Western Australia.
The Pathway enables trainees to complete the CICM Training Program requirements in a streamlined fashion by providing access to training rotations, integrating training across tertiary, outer metropolitan and rural health services, supporting individual educational needs based on a trainee's phase of training.
The Pathway is centrally coordinated within the WACHS Medical Education Unit and is supported by a centralised recruitment, selection and allocation process.
Contact: WAICTP@health.wa.gov.au
WA Rural Physician Training Pathway
The WA Rural Physician Training Pathway aims to provide a networked training approach for WA rural physician trainees.
In Basic Physician Training (BPT), the Pathway will map a three-year training journey within the WA Country Health network, with in-reach rotations to partnered level 3 training settings for a period of 12 months to achieve the Royal Australasian College of Physician (RACP) Basic Physician Training Adult Internal Medicine (BPT AIM) training requirements. The Pathway will progress into supporting RACP Advanced Training to ensure a coordinated and networked approach across rural WA.
Centrally coordinated by the WA Rural Physician Training team.
Contact: WACHS.BPT@health.wa.gov.au
Networking
GeMOS was established in 2022 by a group of passionate junior doctors who recognized the need for a supportive community to address the unique challenges faced by interns, resident medical officers, and registrars throughout their prevocational training journey at Geraldton Hospital.
The Society provides a welcoming community, fostering connections and offering valuable resources for personal and professional growth. GeMOS excels in advocating for its members' wellbeing, addressing workplace challenges, and enhancing the overall experience of junior doctors.
Contact: geraldtonjmosociety@gmail.com
The Goldfields Health Professionals Network aims to connect people working in health in the Goldfields region through high quality local professional learning, networking and social engagement.
Contact: contact@gohpn.com.au
Find out more: gohpn.com.au
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Founded in 2022, the Goldfields Junior Medical Officers Society provides networking, mentoring and educational opportunities for junior doctors and registrars located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
The Society strives to enhance the experience of junior doctors in the region by providing advocacy on matters related to education and training, and industrial relations.
Contact: goldfieldsjmosociety@gmail.com
The Midwest-Gascoyne Health Professionals Network aims to connect people working in health in the Midwest-Gascoyne region through high quality local professional learning, networking and social engagement.
Contact: contact@mwhpn.com.au
Find out more: mwhpn.com.au
Western Australian Rural Doctors in Training (WARDiT) works closely with local medical administrations and hospital executives to ensure JMOs – as representative stakeholders – are given a seat at the table. This involves engagement in professional matters, industrial relations, education and training, the promotion of fair work environments and workplace culture, to name a few. Networking and support are high priorities along with mentorship, social events and inclusivity (both in and out of work).
Find out more: wardit.com.au
The WA Rural Paediatricians Network represents rural paediatricians and paediatricians who provide rural outreach to children and families in WA. The Network is independent of the WA Country Health Service and the Child and Adolescent Health Service and provides advocacy on issues relevant to rural paediatricians.
The Network acts as a forum for discussing shared issues in service delivery and clinical care, supports rural training network, and provides networking and educational opportunities to its members.
Contact: hubs@rcswa.edu.au
