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Title: FURHS 2004 Presidents Report Robyn March


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FURHS 2004Presidents ReportRobyn March
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The Year at a Glance
  • 1st year Medicine welcome BBQ with FMSS
  • Orientation day presentation to 1st Year Medicine
    students
  • 1st year Medicine FURHS recruitment BBQ
  • Orientation day presentation to Nutrition and
    Dietetics students
  • Orientation day presentation to Speech Pathology
    students
  • Orientation day presentation to 1st Year Nursing
    students
  • Recruitment BBQ for Nursing Students
  • 1st year Medicine Rural and Cultural Awareness
    Camp
  • Rural High School Visits information night held
    at Adelaide University
  • Family Fun Day (combined FURHS and FMSS)
  • RDWA Long Service Medals Presentation Night
  • Destination Adelaide Beach Party

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The Year at a Glance
  • 4th Leg Publication quarterly
  • RFDS Orientation BBQ
  • Competition for new logo resulted in the
    selection of the new logo
  • Five students attended the PRIDoC conference in
    Cairns.
  • Eleven students went to Quorn and Pt Augusta for
    a clinical skills weekend and a taste of rural
    general practice.
  • Asthma workshop for nursing and medical students.
  • Paint-balling social activity in rural South
    Australia.
  • Joint activity with Health and Human Rights Group
    (HHRG) to arrange speaker Dr David Scrymgeour
  • Speech Pathology workshop with rural Speech Path
    as guest speaker.
  • Two allied health students attended the SARRAH
    conference in Alice Springs.

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The Year at a Glance
  • High School Information Day for Medical School
    Entry
  • Rural High Schools visits to Greater Green
    Triangle
  • Rural High Schools visits to Pt Lincoln, SA
  • Rural High Schools visits to Kangaroo Island, SA
  • General Practice Information Day and Dinner
  • Rural Club representation and promotion by three
    FURHS members to Sheepvention in Hamilton,
    Victoria
  • Rural Doctors Workforce Agency (RDWA)
  • Presentation Skills and media training
    session
  • for medical students to train in interview
  • techniques and public speaking
  • RDWA combined Flinders and Adelaide Uni
  • trip to Mannum SA for clinical skill and
    experience
  • of rural medical and community life
  • Bowling Night

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The Year at a Glance
  • Scrubs Week Participated in and contributed to
    the Flinders Medical Students Society fund raiser
    for the Emergency Department at Flinders Medical
    Centre.
  • Wound Management Workshop
  • Hosted the 8th National Undergraduate Rural
    Health Conference in Tanunda SA. 26 FURHS
    representatives and facilitators
  • Bushdance with Adelaide Uni and Uni SA
  • Plastering Workshop Sturt Campus
  • Still to come
  • RDWA Specialist Information Evening
  • Renmark Trip
  • Annual dinner
  • Handover Evening
  • Alice Springs Trip

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Sponsors
  • RAMSAY BOOKS
  • Discount Books and Equipment
  • Special offers to FURHS Members
  • Free Delivery

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Sponsors
  • MDASA
  • Medical Defence Association of South Australia
  • Free Membership and student cover
  • Newsletter

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FURHS Aims
  • To foster relations between health science
    students and rural health professionals.
  • To expose health science students to the
    lifestyle and work of rural health professionals.
  • Ultimately, through encouraging an interest in
    rural health practice, to assist in alleviating
    the shortage of rural health professionals.

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AIMS for 2004
  • Increase multidisciplinary membership and
    activities
  • Expand membership and activities to Flinders
    University Renmark Campus
  • Host 2004 National Undergraduate Rural Health
    Conference (NURHC)
  • Establish an Alumni position within the club
  • Review the committee structure
  • Update the logo and website

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New Logo!
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