Northern Territory Rural Readiness workshop

The inaugural Northern Territory Rural Readiness workshop (10 - 11 October, 2025) in Darwin 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 workshop will feature an evening networking event on Friday 10 October, followed by the all-day interactive workshop on Saturday 11 October. This one-day 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.

Participants will enjoy lovely accommodation at Novotel Darwin, with the workshop taking place at Flinders University Rural Clinical School.

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. 

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

Register your interest

Register your interest by Friday 29 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 Program. 

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