University of Tasmania, Australia

The University Department of Rural Health, Tasmania (UDRH) has a network of rural hospital and community-based learning environments dedicated to rural health teaching, learning and research.
Rural Health Teaching Sites aim to:

• provide alternative models of health education
• establish a university presence in rural communities
• develop the role of local health professionals as teachers and researchers
• provide easy and affordable access to professional education
• address population and public health issues through research and teaching

Rural Health Teaching Sites provide visitors with clean and comfortable self-contained accommodation, which is offered on a share basis. RHTS are fully equipped with cooking and washing facilities, televisions and computers with Internet access.

Telephones are available for local and 13, 1300, 1800 calls only. Mobile phone coverage is available at all sites. Please check with your network provider to see whether the teaching site you are visiting is covered by them.

• Telstra
• Optus
• Vodafone

Information specific to each RHTS will be provided on confirmation of booking.

Tasmania's Health

• The Social Determinants of Health Tasmania 2008 (PDF 977KB)

Additional Information

• Facebook
• Supporting Rural Placement in Tasmania

How to access the University of Tasmania's Web Mail system: UTAS IT Support Help Sheets

For further information, please contact Karla Peek

Email: K.Peek@utas.edu.au
Phone: 03 6324 4000
Fax: 03 6324 4040

Webmail

Special thanks to Dennis Harding for use of his photographs, and to the Campbell Town and Oatlands Online Access Centres for their assistance.