New South Wales Rural Readiness workshop

The New South Wales Rural Readiness workshop (Friday, 26^th – Saturday, 27^th September 2025) held in the beautiful Port Macquarie is an exciting opportunity for trainees and Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMG) to establish and expand the skills necessary to engage in rural practice.

The Port Macquarie region is situated on the Mid-North Coast and is renowned for its natural beauty, stunning beaches, and abundance of wildlife. The region encompasses the town of Port Macquarie, Wauchope and Hinterland, Camden Haven and charming tiny towns and villages throughout.

This workshop will allow you to network with peers, enhance preparedness for training and practice in a rural location and build an understanding of psychiatry in rural Australia.

The workshop will feature an evening networking event on Friday, 26^th September 2025, and an all-day interactive workshop on Saturday, 27^th September 2025. 

Selected participants will be funded for accommodation, travel and meals. 

About the Rural Readiness workshop

Workshop attendees will be given the opportunity to learn from experts in the field, network with like-minded trainees, and more.  

Workshop highlights

• Interactive learnings 
• Practical case studies and panel discussions 
• Discussion of the future of psychiatry in a rural location 
• Peer support opportunities and social activities. 

See highlights from the Queensland Rural Readiness workshop and discover what is coming your way.

Register your interest

Trainees in all stages as well as SIMG are invited to express interest in attending a workshop.

Register your interest by Friday 15 August 2025, for an opportunity to enhance your professional, clinical and social skills to train and practice in regional, rural and remote Australia. 

Register your interest

This initiative received funding by the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing under the Flexible Approach to Training in Expanded Settings (FATES) Program. 

For all queries, please contact rural@ranzcp.org citing the subject line ‘Rural Readiness’.