Rural Health Multidisciplinary Training (RHMT) Program Charles Darwin University Seed Funding

Overview

This grant is a closed non-competitive ad-hoc grant opportunity to fund Charles Darwin University (CDU) up to $2.8 million (GST exclusive) over one year (2023-24) for the purposes of undertaking preliminary work to explore the establishment of a medical school in the Northern Territory. The Government is committed to help address the persistent challenges in attracting and retaining a medical workforce in the NT. CDU’s work to establish a new medical school will complement existing medical training arrangements in the NT, such as the Northern Territory Medical Program operated by Flinders University NT. This spending proposal contributes to the objectives of Outcome 1: Health Policy, Access and Support by supporting quality rural health training, aimed at improving the quality and distribution of the Australian health workforce to better meet the needs of rural communities and to deliver a sustainable, well distributed health workforce. For full description of the grant opportunity please refer to GO6832 - Grant Opportunity Guidelines. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.