Student placement information

Health and wellbeing financial assistance

To facilitate Medical, Nursing, Allied Health and MDRS MD 3 medical students' access to health and wellbeing activities within their home rural communities.

It acknowledges the longitudinal nature of the MDRS year-long commitment and the impact this length of placement can have on a student finances and therefore, access to health and wellbeing activities. The policy also recognises and provides for Medical, Nursing & Allied Health students undertaking extended rural placement (12 weeks or more) through the rural student "Health and Wellbeing Stipend".