A Dubbo born and bred medical student has elected to return to the city to complete his training.
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Lars Newman is a graduate of the University of Sydney’s School of Rural Health (SRH), and spent one year studying in Dubbo as part of his four-year degree.
Lars, alongside fellow SRH graduate Robert Thomson, from Sydney, has chosen Dubbo Hospital for his internship in 2017.
“Doing my final year of medical studies at the School of Rural Health in Dubbo has provided me with a great deal of hands on learning in preparation for the internship next year,” Lars said.
“The reasons I want to return to Dubbo to complete my internship are both professional and personal. Dubbo Base Hospital is full of many great people that I would like to work with in the future.
“Additionally with the recent upgrades to the hospital and the planned future upgrades, it is a very exciting time for health care in Dubbo.”
The pair are in good company, with five other SRH graduates also opting to spend their internship in rural hospitals.
Jessica Yabsley, who grew up on a property near Mullaley NSW, is one of three SRH students who will intern in Orange, while another two graduates will head to Lismore and Albury/Wodonga.
“I have loved the opportunity to come back to the country for the final year of my medical degree - the entire community has been so welcoming and the staff at the hospital have been excellent as mentors and teachers,” Jessica said.
“Rural life has so many benefits, and I am so pleased to be staying in the region for my early years as a doctor.”
By the end of 2016, the SRH will have educated more than 730 University of Sydney medical students, with 63 per cent of 2015 SRH students saying they would prefer to work rurally.
“We are proud that seven of our 2016 graduates will be practicing rurally with five of these spread between Dubbo and Orange,” SRH Associate Dean and Head of School Associate Professor Mark Arnold said.
“Next year another 32 final year medical students will train in Dubbo and Orange, and we are optimistic that they will, like their predecessors, elect to work rurally.
“This is one part of building a sustainable long term medical workforce, and to this end, the University is working on initiatives to allow these motivated young people to undertake the majority of their post-graduation training rurally.”
