Western Australia Rural Readiness workshop

The Western Australia Rural Readiness workshop (26 - 27 September 2025), held in the beautiful coastal city of Bunbury, is an exciting opportunity for trainees and Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMG) to establish and expand the skills necessary to engage in rural practice. 

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.

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. 

The workshop will feature an evening of canapes and networking on Friday, 26 September 2025 from 6.00 - 8.00pm and a full-day workshop on Saturday 27 September 2025 from 8.30 - 5.00pm.  

Register your interest

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