Overview
The Commercial Travellers Association (CTA) Student Scholarship program was established in 2016 to provide scholarships for 4th year University of Tasmania medical students who are either from a rural and remote area and/or have expressed an interest in working in rural and remote areas. The funding is provided to the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) by the former members of the CTA of Tasmania in recognition of the past work and service given to remote and rural areas of Tasmania and in particular the support they received from rural and remote GPs and the RFDS. The scholarships are provided to assist Tasmanian medical students with the costs associated with their 4th year elective placement where they have chosen to undertake their elective in a rural or remote area of Australia.
IMPORTANT - There is a requirement for all 4th year students to undertake an assessable four-week clinical placement or equivalent as an elective. The elective period is mid-November to 30 January each year. The University of Tasmania requires an indicative idea of the student’s destination by 1 April and their final elective plans must be submitted before 1 October annually.
Eligibility
- Available to a student entering 4th year of a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M3N) in 2024 who is either from a remote or rural area and/or has expressed an interest in working in remote or rural areas.
- The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) uses the term 'remote and rural' to describe all areas outside Australia's major cities. This includes areas that are classified as inner and outer regional (RA2 and RA3 respectively) and remote or very remote (RA4 and RA5 respectively) under the Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS).
- Selection will be determined on the basis of demonstrated academic merit; high level communication skills; an interest in and understanding of contemporary rural health issues; a demonstrated intention to undertake a clinical placement in rural health in a remote or rural area (an essential criteria) as their elective placement; and an ability and willingness to act as an ambassador promoting the RFDS and the Tasmanian School of Medicine.
- No previous RFDS experience is required.
- Preference is for a student from Tasmania.
- The successful applicant will be required to present a report of their placement at the RFDS Scholarship Presentation to be held in the last week of January.
- To find out whether the address qualifies as RA 2-5 go to Health Workforce Locator, enter the address in the "Find address" section. Tick the "ASGS remoteness Areas" box and select the year 2016. Click on Search location, and your address classification will be shown.
Amount
$4,000 to be provided to each recipient to fund travel and expenses incurred as part of the clinical placement.
Duration
Four weeks between November 2024 and January 2025.
Starting Date
31 August 2023
Closing Date
07 March 2024
Apply
Apply online prior to closing date. Applications cannot be submitted after closing date.
As applicants will be assessed on the quality of application, all questions should be answered in full. Please ensure care is taken with spelling and grammar.
Application status
Closed - successful applicants advised
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