Department of Rural Health Sciences partnerships
The Department of Rural Health Sciences partners with a range of health and community organisations across regional and rural Victoria, and with the communities surrounding each of La Trobe’s campuses in Bendigo, Shepparton, Mildura and Albury-Wodonga.
A key focus of our partnerships is teaching the next generation of health professionals, with more than 13,000 student clinical placement weeks undertaken each year in regional and rural Australia.
We are also proud of our research, which is making a positive difference, every day, to Australian communities. Thanks to our partners, La Trobe offers a range of industry PhD opportunities. Our staff also contribute to community and health service boards, and other advisory groups.
Our partnerships ensure that we continue to make a vital contribution to rural health workforce development in Victoria and Australia.
Our key partnerships include:
Located at La Trobe’s Albury-Wodonga campus, Albury Wodonga Health offers outstanding training opportunities for Nursing students.
Bendigo Health is the largest local health provider in the City of Greater Bendigo and is the largest regional hospital in Victoria. As an expanding regional health service, Bendigo Health is a significant education and training provider of clinical placements across the disciplines taught in the School. The La Trobe Rural Health School operates a clinical teaching building on the Bendigo Health site.
Bendigo Health also partners on a range of clinical research projects, is a major employer of our Nursing graduates and conjoint on a range of academic appointments, providing ongoing clinical experience for our teachers.
With an award-winning maternity services team, Castlemaine Health - Dhelkaya Health is a sought-after placement for our Nursing and Midwifery students. Collaborative research projects have also been run on site.
Serving the Shire of Campaspe and Murray Shire local government areas along the Murray River, Echuca Regional Health works closely with the La Trobe Rural Health School on placements for our Nursing students. Collaborative projects include research to improve the experience of First Nations people in emergency departments.
Based in Shepparton, Goulburn Valley Health is a well-established partner, providing high-quality placements for our Nursing students. Collaborative research projects are ongoing.
A long-term partner of the La Trobe Rural Health School, Mildura Base Hospital has a presence at La Trobe’s Mildura campus, offering placement opportunities to our Nursing students. Collaborative research projects are ongoing.
Northeast Health Wangaratta is an important training site where Nursing and Midwifery students gain essential clinical experience on placement.