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Become a Rural Generalist
Rural Generalists need a broad skill set. As world leaders in rural generalist training and support, the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway provides exceptional foundation training to set you up for a successful medical career.
If you are ready to find your calling, challenge yourself to explore everything a career in rural medicine can offer you through the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway.
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Why the Pathway
We support junior medical officers with targeted training and development to become a rural generalist, or to go on to any other medical field.
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Join the Pathway
Join the Queensland Rural Generalist Pathway program as an intern or postgraduate entrant. Learn about who is eligible, how to apply and key dates.
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John Flynn Prevocational Doctor Program (JFPDP)
The Commonwealth-funded John Flynn Prevocational Doctor Program (JFPDP) is a great way for early career doctors to experience working in rural primary care settings.
2025 Rural and Remote Jobs List
We coordinate the Rural and Remote Jobs List - the only centralised list of rural and remote vacancies in the state.
The 2025 Rural and Remote Jobs List is now available.
Take a look at the rural and remote employment opportunities our trainees and Fellows are currently pursuing.
Life as a Rural Generalist
Transcript for video of Dr John Douyere | Longreach
[Inspirational music]
John: I think I'm a fix-it person. You see a problem, work out how to do it, and do it. And that was how I really started getting into building engines and doing things with cars. You're always trying to develop your car to do a bit more, and go a bit faster. I think that there are parallels between the things that I do outside work and the things that I do at work. We have to rely on experience and instinct and a solid underlying knowledge base.
John: Urban general practice is a subset of what we do here. We do pretty much everything that happens in urban general practice, plus more. We are more involved across our community, and that's because we live and work in the same community. Your friends become your patients, and your patients may become your friends.
Male patient: Twice you saved my life when the bull got me and smashed me up. Nine days I was here in the hospital. He fixed that up for me. Without John, I'd be dead. Not once but a couple of times.
John: Having a slightly adventurous personality is beneficial for the type of work that we do, and you really have to challenge yourself. You have to use the skills that you learned over years in history taking, clinical problem-solving, to make decisions and act on them. We had a lady in labor. She had a significant bleed, and the only way to stop the bleeding was to reach up into the uterus, grab the baby's foot, pull the foot down, and turn the baby out. This was something that I'd read about in a book, never dreamed of doing, but it was the only way to deal with that situation right there and then. I not only delivered this baby in less than ideal circumstances, I'd actually saved this woman's life. It's one of those things that makes you feel great as a human.
John: Some of the best things about the job are still the same as they were nineteen years ago when I first came here. It's being prepared to step into a situation where you may will be out of your comfort zone. It's helping people, making a difference to their lives in a positive way. The quality of work, the variety of work, and the value that you can add to a community is the thing that really makes your day worthwhile.
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Contact us
If you would like further information on the QRGP and the services we offer, please email the team at rural_generalist@health.qld.gov.au or call 1800 680 291.
If you are interested in applying for a future intern or postgraduate entry position, please submit an expression of interest here.
Last updated: October 2024