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This section of the SARRAH website provides information for entry level (undergraduate and graduate entry level) allied health students at Australian universities. It is maintained by the SARRAH Secretariat. We welcome contributions to the site from allied health students to build the information and resources. If you would like to provide feedback, make comment, contribute information to the site please contact the Web Master

Information we would like to promote:

• Scholarships and bursaries available at National and State level
• Rural health club activities promoting allied health services and multidisciplinary team practice
• Clinical education and rural clinical placements

Scholarships and bursaries

Undergraduate/entry level study

Administered by SARRAH (funded by the Australian Government)

• Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme (RAHUS)

• Allied Health Clinical Placement Scholarship Scheme (AHCPSS)

State funded and discipline specific

• Other Scholarships and Bursaries

Postgraduate level study (for qualified allied health, oral health and public health practitioners)

Administered by SARRAH (funded by the Australian Government)

• Australian Rural and Remote Health Professional Scholarship Scheme

 SARRAH's current advocacy platform for students

1. Department of Education, Science and Training provision of funding to universities for allied health courses - cluster funding. Recognise the requirements for clinical education for allied health students and raise the level of cluster funding to provide parity with medical and dentistry students.
2. Support for rural clinical education and placements - establish core funding for allied health academics at the University Departments of Rural Health to coordinate and support rural clinical placements, provide support and education for rural clinical supervisors, mentoring for students, supervisors and those new to rural practice, build research capacity and contribut to inter-professional education.
3. An expansion of the University Department of Rural Health network to cover all of Australia's rural and remote regions.
4. A Rural Undergraduate Support and Coordination (RUSC) program for all health science students. This Australian Government (Department of Health and Ageing) initiative, provides universities with medical courses funding to support: 25% intake of rural students, rural curriculum as a core component of medical curricula, rural medical clinical education (placement support and support/training for medical clinical educators working as supervisors); and rural health clubs.
5. Centrelink allowances and the impact on allowances by payments received under Australian Government scholarship schemes.
6. HECS reimbursment in return for rural practice as currently available for the medical profession.

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