Flinders NT

Between busy hospital and clinic placements, our Year 4 medical students made it back to campus in Darwin for a two-week intensive block ✨

Good luck for Semester 2 and fingers crossed we see you all at graduation in December! 🎓

Thank you for having us Torres Shire Council 🖤

This week, Professor Jaqui Hughes' team visited the Torres Strait Islands to advance community-led initiative to restore health and improve kidney health outcomes for local communities 💪🏽

Find out more about the research initiatives our team delivers in Torres Strait and beyond 👉 https://www.flinders.edu.au/fhmri/research/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-health-advancement

🩺🤎 Prioritising First Nations Kidney Health 🤎🩺

Torres Shire Council welcomed Professor Jaqui Hughes, Diana Mosca and Catherine (CJ) Scotney from Flinders University, who met with Mayor Seriat OAM and CEO Bani to provide updates on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Advancement (ATSIHA) Program.

👩🏾‍⚕️👨🏾‍⚕️ The ATSIHA Program is working to advance First Nations kidney health through research, education and community engagement across the Torres Strait and Northern Australia.

📊 The eGFR3 Kidney Health Study focuses on the long-term kidney health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults living in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Follow-up research has highlighted the importance of ongoing awareness, prevention and early intervention to address the progression of kidney disease in our communities.

🌿👴🏾👵🏾 The ZENADH Health Science Research and Education Council (ZHSREC), an Elder-led initiative, continues to play an important role in educating communities about kidney health and ways to prevent kidney disease.

🤝🏾 Through island visits, symposiums and community events such as the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival, the ATSIHA Program team is helping share vital health knowledge directly with our people.

🏝️❤️ Torres Shire Council is proud to support Professor Hughes and her team as they continue their important work to improve kidney health outcomes for our communities.

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Considering a rural clinician career pathway or are simply curious about the possibilities? 👨‍🔬

Register for a free online symposium 'Life as a Clinician-Scientist Rural & Regional' to learn about valuable insights into the impact and opportunities of clinician-scientist work in regional and remote Australia.

🎓 Life as a Clinician-Scientist Rural & Regional
📅 Tuesday 23 June 2026
🕒 3:30pm – 5:00pm ACST
📍 Online
🎟️ FREE
📝 Register now: https://bit.ly/Rural26
via Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences

"Seeing consultants demonstrate advanced life support techniques made it very real." 💉
Second-year Darwin medical student Tristan Hedger was among 160+ attendees at this year's NT Medical Career Expo, where 14 national specialty colleges connected with the next generation of NT doctors.

A massive thank you to the Expo sponsors 👇
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (ACRRM)
RACGP
MDA National

Thinking of studying medicine in the NT? Look no further than Flinders University NT Medical Program 👉🏾 https://www.flinders.edu.au/flinders-nt/study/nt-medical-program

Our star team at Barunga Festival 💫

We can't wait for the next year 🖤

What does a career in NT medicine look like? 👨‍‍⚕

This week, 100+ medical students and junior doctors got to ask exactly that face to face with 14 national specialty colleges, hospital consultants and remote clinicians at the NT Medical Career Expo 2026 🏥

The NT needs great doctors. Turns out, it's a pretty great place to become one 😊

Full story 🔗 https://news.flinders.edu.au/blog/2026/06/12/future-doctors-explore-pathways-at-nt-medical-career-expo/

📣 Calling all medical students and prevocational doctors

Join us to explore your career options at the 2026 NT Medical Careers Expo in Darwin tomorrow (Wed 10 June) 5-7pm 👩‍⚕️

Last chance to register 👉🏽 https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/nt-medical-career-expo-2026-tickets-1984335740617

Thank you for having us Barunga Festival - we had a blast! 🖤

Hats off to our Katherine team for bringing all allied health placement students based in K-Town plus a few Flinders University medical students and staff for this unique celebration of Barunga, arts, sport, health and community over the long weekend 🙏

On the way Barunga Festival we had a fantastic day of video recording in Katherine 🎥

Many allied health students from interstate complete their work placement here throughout the year thanks to a tiny (but almighty) Katherine Flinders University crew 🙏

We cannot wait to share the final video about this program that definitely punches way above its weight 🤩

Another fantastic Clinical Supervision Workshop done and dusted. Big kudos to all our presenters who make these sessions always so engaging 🥳

All our Darwin sessions are now sold out for the rest of 2026 🔥

Check out our other NT locations you could still sign up for 👇
https://www.flinders.edu.au/study/short-courses/clinical-supervision-workshop