UNSW Rural Clinical Campuses

📢 Join Us for an Interactive Interprofessional Learning Experience!

We are excited to invite health professionals and healthcare students to participate in a unique Interprofessional Learning Workshop with UNSW Medicine Year 1 students.

Hosted in the UNSW Port Macq Peter Reed Lecture Theatre, the conference brought together leading Australian and international endoscopists for advanced training and collaboration in regional healthcare innovation.

Congratulations to Dr Heba Azer, Primary Care Lead at the Wagga Wagga campus, on being awarded Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)! 👏🎉

This prestigious recognition acknowledges Dr Azer’s outstanding contribution to teaching, learning, and educational leadership within higher education.

Heba reflected on the achievement by acknowledging the support of colleagues and the strength of the rural clinical teaching environment:
“I have been fortunate to be part of such a supportive and inspiring team, particularly within our rural clinical context. I am also proud to contribute to bringing international recognition to the educational excellence within our Wagga teaching and learning community.”

We are incredibly proud of Heba’s achievement and her ongoing commitment to mentoring, collaboration, and educational excellence in rural health education. Congratulations again, Heba! 🌟

Proud to be at the Mid Coast Careers Market 2026 in Port Macquarie on 5 May. Our medical students had a fantastic time sharing their experiences and answering questions from local high school students. Great conversations, great energy, and a great future for regional healthcare.

Our UNSW Rural students proudly laid a wreath in honour of Anzac Day.

We remember and reflect on the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who have served our country.

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📣 Celebrating 25 years of UNSW Rural 👏🏻

The UNSW Port Macquarie Teddy Bear Hospital team had a wonderful morning at the Breakthrough T1D One Walk on Sunday. Our medical students turned Westport Park into a pop-up clinic, helping local kids navigate "doctor's bag" jitters through play.
We love being part of the Port Macquarie community and supporting such an important cause. Helping the next generation feel confident in healthcare - one teddy at a time! ✨

All of our students are now back on campus! 🎉

To celebrate, we got together and enjoyed burgers for lunch at our Port Macquarie Biomedical Science Centre. It was wonderful to hear the laughter filling the space again, the friendly reminders from lecturers about staying on top of reading, the excellent manners shown by our students, and the light-hearted banter between staff and students.

Moments like these remind us what makes our campus community so special - it’s great to have everyone back!

We were pleased to welcome the Mayor of Coffs Harbour to the UNSW Rural campus in Coffs Harbour last week.

The visit provided an opportunity for a tour of our facilities, where we shared insights into the UNSW Medicine program and our strong focus on supporting local workforce development and retention.

At UNSW Rural, we are committed to training the next generation of doctors in regional communities and strengthening the local health workforce for the future.