Career cash for Bendigo doctor

A BENDIGO doctor will be able to further her professional development after being named among the latest recipients of Monash Rural Health’s Rural Resume Boost Bursary Program.

Dr Emma Adams is one of 32 junior doctors in north-west Victoria and Gippsland to receive up to $1000 from the program’s Regional Training Hubs.

Thirteen Bendigo Health doctors received bursaries last year.

An unaccredited registrar, Dr Adams will use her bursary to attend the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Regional Symposium in Albury from 10 to 13 April.

She also attended the symposium and presented there last year.

Dr Adams said she is committed to rural healthcare, citing her experience within the obstetrics and gynaecology department at Bendigo Health.

“I have seen first-hand the stark differences in availability of healthcare in more rural areas,” she said.

“This is what sparked my passion to work towards being able to provide high-quality, equitable healthcare to women closer to their homes.”

North West Victoria Regional Training Hub director Associate Professor Janelle Brennan said that being able to support local doctors in boosting their resumes and getting into speciality training programs is a key part of the Hub’s mission to nurture a sustainable local medical workforce.

“Through these bursaries, we are helping to overcome some of the barriers rural health professionals experience in gaining access to speciality training programs and conferences,” she said.

“We are proud to support local talent like Emma, and give opportunities that will help support them in their future careers.”

Associate Professor Brennan also works at Bendigo Health, as the head of urology.

The Hub works with local health services to build accredited training and supervisory capacity, and connects with students and junior doctors interested in rural practice in the state’s north-west.

It supports them to complete as much as possible of their studies and medical training locally.